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Chapter II
II. GOLDSMITH When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving. In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first. He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
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From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
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From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
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From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
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From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
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From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
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From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
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From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
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From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
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From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
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From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
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From this reading GOLDSMITH
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
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From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
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From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
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From this reading II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
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From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
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From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
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From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
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From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
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From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
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From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
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From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
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From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
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From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
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From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
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From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
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From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
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From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
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From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the sharply foreshortened perspective of the past I seem to have read them all at once, but I am aware of an order of time in the pleasure they gave me, and I know that Goldsmith came first.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
at the time that
From this reading When I began to have literary likings of my own, and to love certain books above others, the first authors of my heart were Goldsmith, Cervantes, and Irving.
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From this reading He came so early that I cannot tell when or how I began to read him, but it must have been before I was ten years old.
