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Chapter V
AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement. "WANTED, human companionship. A young man of four-and-twenty wishes to find a congenial associate of about his own age. He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism. Would like to correspond in the first instance.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A young man of four-and-twenty wishes to find a congenial associate of about his own age.”
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would like to correspond in the first instance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would like to correspond in the first instance.”
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From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A young man of four-and-twenty wishes to find a congenial associate of about his own age.
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From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
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From this reading A young man of four-and-twenty wishes to find a congenial associate of about his own age.
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From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
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From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
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From this reading A young man of four-and-twenty wishes to find a congenial associate of about his own age.
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From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
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From this reading "WANTED, human companionship.
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From this reading A young man of four-and-twenty wishes to find a congenial associate of about his own age.
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From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
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From this reading Would like to correspond in the first instance.
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From this reading A young man of four-and-twenty wishes to find a congenial associate of about his own age.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would like to correspond in the first instance.
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From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
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From this reading A young man of four-and-twenty wishes to find a congenial associate of about his own age.
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From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
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From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A young man of four-and-twenty wishes to find a congenial associate of about his own age.
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From this reading "WANTED, human companionship.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
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From this reading Would like to correspond in the first instance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
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From this reading Would like to correspond in the first instance.
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From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
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From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
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From this reading A young man of four-and-twenty wishes to find a congenial associate of about his own age.
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From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
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From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
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From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
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From this reading A young man of four-and-twenty wishes to find a congenial associate of about his own age.
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From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
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From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
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From this reading He is a student of ancient and modern literatures, a free-thinker in religion, a lover of art in all its forms, a hater of conventionalism.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Would like to correspond in the first instance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ADVERTISEMENT In a morning newspaper of March 187--, that is to chapter, appeared a singular advertisement.
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From this reading "WANTED, human companionship.
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From this reading A young man of four-and-twenty wishes to find a congenial associate of about his own age.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would like to correspond in the first instance.
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From this reading A young man of four-and-twenty wishes to find a congenial associate of about his own age.
