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Chapter XXII
Here's a good world! -Knew you of this fair work? King John JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT. "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday. "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “-Knew you of this fair work?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here's a good world!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “King John JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here's a good world!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading -Knew you of this fair work?
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here's a good world!
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From this reading Here's a good world!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading King John JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT.
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From this reading King John JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT.
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From this reading King John JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT.
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From this reading -Knew you of this fair work?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading King John JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT.
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From this reading King John JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT.
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From this reading King John JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading -Knew you of this fair work?
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From this reading "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
above and across; more than
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading -Knew you of this fair work?
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From this reading "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading King John JULIA MANNERING TO MATILDA MARCHMONT.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
up to a particular time
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
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From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "For two or three days we talked of nothing but our siege and its probable consequences, and dinned into my father's unwilling ears a proposal to go to Edinburgh, or at least to Dumfries, where there is remarkably good society, until the resentment of these outlaws should blow over.
in or at the place that
From this reading "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.
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From this reading -Knew you of this fair work?
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From this reading Here's a good world!
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From this reading "I must take tip the thread of my story, my dearest Matilda, where I broke off yesterday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading -Knew you of this fair work?
