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Chapter IX
----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom! There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!" The Devil is an Ass. Nobody dressed more like an engineer than Mr. Henry Brierly. The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!"”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody dressed more like an engineer than Mr. Henry Brierly.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!”
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From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
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From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Devil is an Ass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
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From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
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From this reading There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!"
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From this reading The Devil is an Ass.
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From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!"
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From this reading Nobody dressed more like an engineer than Mr. Henry Brierly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
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From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
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From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
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From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
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From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
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From this reading The Devil is an Ass.
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From this reading Nobody dressed more like an engineer than Mr. Henry Brierly.
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From this reading There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!"
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From this reading Nobody dressed more like an engineer than Mr. Henry Brierly.
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From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
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From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
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From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
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From this reading There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
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From this reading Nobody dressed more like an engineer than Mr. Henry Brierly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Devil is an Ass.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
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From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
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From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
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From this reading Nobody dressed more like an engineer than Mr. Henry Brierly.
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From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!"
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From this reading Nobody dressed more like an engineer than Mr. Henry Brierly.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody dressed more like an engineer than Mr. Henry Brierly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nobody dressed more like an engineer than Mr. Henry Brierly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The completeness of his appointments was the envy of the corps, and the gay fellow himself was the admiration of the camp servants, axemen, teamsters and cooks.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There will be made seventeen or eighteeen millions, Or more, as't may be handled!"
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading ----"We have view'd it, And measur'd it within all, by the scale The richest tract of land, love, in the kingdom!
