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Chapter II
It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next. II. HOME, 10th April, 1881. Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox. It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.”
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading “It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.”
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From this reading HOME, 10th April, 1881.
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From this reading HOME, 10th April, 1881.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
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From this reading HOME, 10th April, 1881.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
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From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.
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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.
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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
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From this reading HOME, 10th April, 1881.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.
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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
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From this reading II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.
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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
up to a particular time
From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
but in spite of that
From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.
