A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself. What honour this will do you! What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go! --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son. Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go!”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.”
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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 Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
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From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son.
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From this reading What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What honour this will do you!
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From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
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From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go!
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From this reading What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son.
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From this reading What honour this will do you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
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From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son.
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From this reading --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son.
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From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
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From this reading --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What honour this will do you!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --LORD CHESTERFIELD: Letters to his Son.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What honour this will do you!
in or to any place at all
From this reading What distinctions, what applauses will follow wherever you go!
which person or people
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
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From this reading Example, my boy,--example is worth a thousand precepts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I own that I am envious of the pleasure you will have in finding yourself more learned than other boys,--even those who are older than yourself.
