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New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_. “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation. She “only heard _Esmond_ spoken of very rarely”. Perhaps its state was not the less gracious. The Milton girls found _Paradise Lost_ a very considerable part of their lives—and were not the happier.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Milton girls found _Paradise Lost_ a very considerable part of their lives—and were not the happier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps its state was not the less gracious.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ““It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.”
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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 “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
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From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
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From this reading The Milton girls found _Paradise Lost_ a very considerable part of their lives—and were not the happier.
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From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
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From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
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From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Milton girls found _Paradise Lost_ a very considerable part of their lives—and were not the happier.
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From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
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From this reading The Milton girls found _Paradise Lost_ a very considerable part of their lives—and were not the happier.
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From this reading Perhaps its state was not the less gracious.
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From this reading The Milton girls found _Paradise Lost_ a very considerable part of their lives—and were not the happier.
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From this reading She “only heard _Esmond_ spoken of very rarely”.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps its state was not the less gracious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
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From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps its state was not the less gracious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Milton girls found _Paradise Lost_ a very considerable part of their lives—and were not the happier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Milton girls found _Paradise Lost_ a very considerable part of their lives—and were not the happier.
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From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
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From this reading She “only heard _Esmond_ spoken of very rarely”.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
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From this reading The Milton girls found _Paradise Lost_ a very considerable part of their lives—and were not the happier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
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From this reading Perhaps its state was not the less gracious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She “only heard _Esmond_ spoken of very rarely”.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
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From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
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From this reading She “only heard _Esmond_ spoken of very rarely”.
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From this reading Perhaps its state was not the less gracious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Milton girls found _Paradise Lost_ a very considerable part of their lives—and were not the happier.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
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From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She “only heard _Esmond_ spoken of very rarely”.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Milton girls found _Paradise Lost_ a very considerable part of their lives—and were not the happier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It did not seem to be a part of our lives as _Pendennis_ was,” says Lady Ritchie, though she wrote part of it to dictation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town, We know exceedingly little of the genesis and progress of _Esmond_.
