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Chapter 5 holds 405 sentences of The Seven Ages of Woman, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Seven Ages of Woman is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Eustace is at Sandhurst now," said Daisy. "Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him." "Daisy!" "What's the matter?" "You do say such terrible things."
Chapter 5 of The Seven Ages of Woman is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him."”
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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 "Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Eustace is at Sandhurst now," said Daisy.
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From this reading "Eustace is at Sandhurst now," said Daisy.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You do say such terrible things."
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From this reading "Eustace is at Sandhurst now," said Daisy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Eustace is at Sandhurst now," said Daisy.
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From this reading "Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him."
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From this reading "What's the matter?"
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From this reading "Eustace is at Sandhurst now," said Daisy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him."
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From this reading "Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him."
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From this reading "Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him."
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From this reading "Eustace is at Sandhurst now," said Daisy.
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From this reading "Eustace is at Sandhurst now," said Daisy.
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From this reading "You do say such terrible things."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "You do say such terrible things."
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From this reading "Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him."
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From this reading "You do say such terrible things."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the matter?"
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From this reading "You do say such terrible things."
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From this reading "What's the matter?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You do say such terrible things."
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From this reading "Talking of young love, I did have rather a pash for him."
