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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 Thus does a false ambition rule us, Thus pomp delude, and folly fool us.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading Thus does a false ambition rule us, Thus pomp delude, and folly fool us.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An open house, haunted with great resort.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Thus does a false ambition rule us, Thus pomp delude, and folly fool us.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading --Bishop Hall's Satires.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading Thus does a false ambition rule us, Thus pomp delude, and folly fool us.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Thus does a false ambition rule us, Thus pomp delude, and folly fool us.

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From this reading Thus does a false ambition rule us, Thus pomp delude, and folly fool us.

an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment

From this reading Thus does a false ambition rule us, Thus pomp delude, and folly fool us.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Thus does a false ambition rule us, Thus pomp delude, and folly fool us.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading An open house, haunted with great resort.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading --Bishop Hall's Satires.

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From this reading An open house, haunted with great resort.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading An open house, haunted with great resort.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

no person; not anyone

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading An open house, haunted with great resort.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading Thus does a false ambition rule us, Thus pomp delude, and folly fool us.

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From this reading An open house, haunted with great resort.

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From this reading Thus does a false ambition rule us, Thus pomp delude, and folly fool us.

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From this reading --Bishop Hall's Satires.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading --Shenstone.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading Thus does a false ambition rule us, Thus pomp delude, and folly fool us.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Thus does a false ambition rule us, Thus pomp delude, and folly fool us.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

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From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.

in the company of; together with

From this reading An open house, haunted with great resort.

but in spite of that

From this reading I left Cambridge in a very weak state of health; and as nobody had yet come to London, I accepted the invitation of Sir Lionel Garrett to pay him a visit at his country seat.