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Chapter IV
Oh! la belle chose que la Poste! --Lettres de Sevigne. Ay--but who is it? --As you Like it. I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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later than; following
From this reading “I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.”
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later than; following
From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --As you Like it.
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From this reading Ay--but who is it?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading Oh! la belle chose que la Poste!
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ay--but who is it?
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading Oh! la belle chose que la Poste!
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading --Lettres de Sevigne.
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ay--but who is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ay--but who is it?
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From this reading Oh! la belle chose que la Poste!
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading --Lettres de Sevigne.
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From this reading --As you Like it.
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading Oh! la belle chose que la Poste!
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading Oh! la belle chose que la Poste!
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From this reading Oh! la belle chose que la Poste!
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading --Lettres de Sevigne.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
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From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I had mentioned to my mother my intended visit to Garrett Park, and the second day after my arrival there came the following letter:-- "My dear Henry, "I was very glad to hear you were rather better than you had been.
which person or people
From this reading Ay--but who is it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading --As you Like it.
