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Chapter IV
1831-1834. LIFE ABROAD. Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious. Foreign travel furnished just the stimulus that he wanted. As a writer he was at all times very dependent on his supplies.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LIFE ABROAD.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.”
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From this reading 1831-1834.
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From this reading 1831-1834.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a writer he was at all times very dependent on his supplies.
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From this reading LIFE ABROAD.
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From this reading As a writer he was at all times very dependent on his supplies.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a writer he was at all times very dependent on his supplies.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As a writer he was at all times very dependent on his supplies.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading As a writer he was at all times very dependent on his supplies.
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From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading Foreign travel furnished just the stimulus that he wanted.
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From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading Foreign travel furnished just the stimulus that he wanted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Foreign travel furnished just the stimulus that he wanted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading Foreign travel furnished just the stimulus that he wanted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LIFE ABROAD.
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From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading Foreign travel furnished just the stimulus that he wanted.
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From this reading As a writer he was at all times very dependent on his supplies.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Foreign travel furnished just the stimulus that he wanted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading As a writer he was at all times very dependent on his supplies.
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From this reading Foreign travel furnished just the stimulus that he wanted.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading As a writer he was at all times very dependent on his supplies.
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From this reading Foreign travel furnished just the stimulus that he wanted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading Whatever may have been the effect of Willis’s career in Europe upon his character, its influence on his literary fortunes was most propitious.
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From this reading As a writer he was at all times very dependent on his supplies.
