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Chapter XXXV
LONDON, _Dec._ 12, 1712. HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before. I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate. Why could it not be sent before, pay now? Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Why could it not be sent before, pay now?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.”
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From this reading LONDON, _Dec._ 12, 1712.
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From this reading LONDON, _Dec._ 12, 1712.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
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From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
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From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
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From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
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From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
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From this reading LONDON, _Dec._ 12, 1712.
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From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
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From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
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From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
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From this reading LONDON, _Dec._ 12, 1712.
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From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
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From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
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From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
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From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
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From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
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From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
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From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
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From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Is it so hard for DD to prove she is alive?
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From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
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From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am slower, and MD is faster: but the last was owing to DD’s certificate.
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From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HERE is now a stlange ting; a rettle flom MD unanswered: never was before.
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From this reading Why could it not be sent before, pay now?
