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Chapter XXIX
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. TO GEORGE MEREDITH _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 17_th_, 1894. MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late. First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself. We had but a few days of him, and liked him well.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.”
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From this reading TO GEORGE MEREDITH _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 17_th_, 1894.
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From this reading TO GEORGE MEREDITH _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 17_th_, 1894.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading TO GEORGE MEREDITH _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 17_th_, 1894.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had but a few days of him, and liked him well.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading We had but a few days of him, and liked him well.
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From this reading MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.
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From this reading We had but a few days of him, and liked him well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading TO GEORGE MEREDITH _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 17_th_, 1894.
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From this reading MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had but a few days of him, and liked him well.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had but a few days of him, and liked him well.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading We had but a few days of him, and liked him well.
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From this reading ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.
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From this reading TO GEORGE MEREDITH _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 17_th_, 1894.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading TO GEORGE MEREDITH _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 17_th_, 1894.
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From this reading MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading TO GEORGE MEREDITH _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 17_th_, 1894.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading MY DEAR MEREDITH,—Many good things have the gods sent to me of late.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO GEORGE MEREDITH _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 17_th_, 1894.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
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From this reading TO GEORGE MEREDITH _Vailima_, _Samoa_, _April_ 17_th_, 1894.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had but a few days of him, and liked him well.
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From this reading We had but a few days of him, and liked him well.
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From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading First of all there was a letter from you by the kind hand of Mariette, if she is not too great a lady to be remembered in such a style; and then there came one Lysaght with a charming note of introduction in the well-known hand itself.
