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Chapter VIII
I hate a drunken rogue. --Twelfth Night. We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever. We conveyed ourselves, laughing and rioting all the way, to a stand of hackney-coaches. We entered the head of the flock, and drove to Piccadilly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We conveyed ourselves, laughing and rioting all the way, to a stand of hackney-coaches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.”
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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 I hate a drunken rogue.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We conveyed ourselves, laughing and rioting all the way, to a stand of hackney-coaches.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We conveyed ourselves, laughing and rioting all the way, to a stand of hackney-coaches.
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From this reading We entered the head of the flock, and drove to Piccadilly.
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From this reading I hate a drunken rogue.
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From this reading We entered the head of the flock, and drove to Piccadilly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We entered the head of the flock, and drove to Piccadilly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We conveyed ourselves, laughing and rioting all the way, to a stand of hackney-coaches.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading I hate a drunken rogue.
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From this reading We entered the head of the flock, and drove to Piccadilly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hate a drunken rogue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We conveyed ourselves, laughing and rioting all the way, to a stand of hackney-coaches.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading --Twelfth Night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We entered the head of the flock, and drove to Piccadilly.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We conveyed ourselves, laughing and rioting all the way, to a stand of hackney-coaches.
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From this reading I hate a drunken rogue.
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From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading We conveyed ourselves, laughing and rioting all the way, to a stand of hackney-coaches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
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From this reading --Twelfth Night.
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From this reading We conveyed ourselves, laughing and rioting all the way, to a stand of hackney-coaches.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We took an affectionate leave of Mr. Gordon, and found ourselves once more in the open air; the smoke and the purl had contributed greatly to the continuance of our inebriety, and we were as much averse to bed as ever.
