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Chapter I
THE PREFACE OF TIMOTHY McSHANUS, JOURNALIST. It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras. Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club. “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other. Lead forth to the masquerade, and I follow.
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any person at all
From this reading ““McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.”
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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 “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
any person at all
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
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From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
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From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
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From this reading Lead forth to the masquerade, and I follow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
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From this reading Lead forth to the masquerade, and I follow.
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
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From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
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From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
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From this reading THE PREFACE OF TIMOTHY McSHANUS, JOURNALIST.
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
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From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
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From this reading Lead forth to the masquerade, and I follow.
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From this reading Lead forth to the masquerade, and I follow.
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From this reading THE PREFACE OF TIMOTHY McSHANUS, JOURNALIST.
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
not any; not one
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PREFACE OF TIMOTHY McSHANUS, JOURNALIST.
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From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
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From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
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From this reading THE PREFACE OF TIMOTHY McSHANUS, JOURNALIST.
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From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
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From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
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From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
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From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PREFACE OF TIMOTHY McSHANUS, JOURNALIST.
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From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
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From this reading THE PREFACE OF TIMOTHY McSHANUS, JOURNALIST.
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From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
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From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very well do I recollect that he paid the price of it for the honourable company of the Goldsmith Club.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been at the Fancy Fair and Fête at Kensington Town Hall that my friend, Dr. Fabos, first met Miss Fordibras.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “McShanus,” said he, “if there’s anyone knows his way to a good supper, ’tis yourself and no other.
