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Chapter II
“I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.” _Winter's Tale_. It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life. They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however. There was a class among us which educated its boys at home.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “There was a class among us which educated its boys at home.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ““I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.””
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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 There was a class among us which educated its boys at home.
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From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was a class among us which educated its boys at home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
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From this reading There was a class among us which educated its boys at home.
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From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
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From this reading There was a class among us which educated its boys at home.
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From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
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From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
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From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
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From this reading There was a class among us which educated its boys at home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
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From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
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From this reading There was a class among us which educated its boys at home.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a class among us which educated its boys at home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
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From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
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From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
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From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
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From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
not any; not one
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Winter's Tale_.
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From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
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From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a class among us which educated its boys at home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a class among us which educated its boys at home.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a class among us which educated its boys at home.
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From this reading _Winter's Tale_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They passed like the childhood and youth of the sons of most gentlemen in our colony, at that day, with this distinction, however.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is not necessary for me to say much of the first fourteen years of my life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty; or that youth would sleep out the rest.”
