Chapter IX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

later than; following

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Your great geniuses never read."

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Your great geniuses never read."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading --Horace.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Your great geniuses never read."

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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Your great geniuses never read."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

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

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.

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From this reading Mihi jam non regia Roma, Sed vacuum Tibur placet.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

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From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "My dear child," said my mother to me, affectionately, "you must be very much bored here, pour dire vrai, I am so myself.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your uncle is a very good man, but he does not make his house pleasant; and I have, lately, been very much afraid that he should convert you into a mere bookworm; after all, my dear Henry, you are quite clever enough to trust to your own ability.