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Chapter VI
I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES. IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon! This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon. What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him? Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!”
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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 IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
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From this reading I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
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From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
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From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
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From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
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From this reading I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES.
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From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
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From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
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From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
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From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
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From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
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From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
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From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
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From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES.
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From this reading I CONTINUE MY NIGHT ADVENTURES.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
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From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
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From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
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From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
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From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
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From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
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From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
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From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
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From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was indeed a grim fiat to take to bed and sleep upon.
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From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was this rebel to me that I should be so concerned for him?
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From this reading Why should he not perish at Tyburn for his deeds, as had been the fate of more considerable men?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IF the prisoner were retaken in a week, the Earl, my papa, would have a pardon!
