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Chapter XXII
LONDON, _Nov._ 17, 1711. I PUT my last this evening in the post-office. I dined with Dr. Cockburn. This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us. I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I PUT my last this evening in the post-office.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.”
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.”
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From this reading LONDON, _Nov._ 17, 1711.
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From this reading LONDON, _Nov._ 17, 1711.
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From this reading This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.
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From this reading This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.
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From this reading I dined with Dr. Cockburn.
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From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
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From this reading This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.
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From this reading I dined with Dr. Cockburn.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.
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From this reading I dined with Dr. Cockburn.
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From this reading This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.
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From this reading I PUT my last this evening in the post-office.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.
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From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I PUT my last this evening in the post-office.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I PUT my last this evening in the post-office.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
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From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I PUT my last this evening in the post-office.
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From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
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From this reading LONDON, _Nov._ 17, 1711.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I PUT my last this evening in the post-office.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
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From this reading LONDON, _Nov._ 17, 1711.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
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From this reading I PUT my last this evening in the post-office.
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From this reading I PUT my last this evening in the post-office.
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From this reading This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I PUT my last this evening in the post-office.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I PUT my last this evening in the post-office.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This being Queen Elizabeth’s birthday, we have the D— and all to do among us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I dined with Dr. Cockburn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I just heard of the stir as my letter was sealed this morning, and was so cross I would not open it to tell you.
