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Chapter IV
The Scots are poor, cries surly English pride. True is the charge; nor by themselves denied. Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here? Churchill. There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Scots are poor, cries surly English pride.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “True is the charge; nor by themselves denied.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Scots are poor, cries surly English pride.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading True is the charge; nor by themselves denied.
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From this reading True is the charge; nor by themselves denied.
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From this reading Churchill.
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From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
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From this reading The Scots are poor, cries surly English pride.
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From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
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From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
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From this reading True is the charge; nor by themselves denied.
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From this reading The Scots are poor, cries surly English pride.
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From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True is the charge; nor by themselves denied.
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From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading True is the charge; nor by themselves denied.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
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From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
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From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
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From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
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From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Scots are poor, cries surly English pride.
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From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
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From this reading The Scots are poor, cries surly English pride.
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From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
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From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
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From this reading The Scots are poor, cries surly English pride.
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From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
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From this reading The Scots are poor, cries surly English pride.
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From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Scots are poor, cries surly English pride.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading True is the charge; nor by themselves denied.
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From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
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From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
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From this reading True is the charge; nor by themselves denied.
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From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
which person or people
From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
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From this reading Are they not, then, in strictest reason clear, Who wisely come to mend their fortunes here?
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From this reading There was, in the days of which I write, an old-fashioned custom on the English road, which I suspect is now obsolete, or practised only by the vulgar.
