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Chapter XVIII
Good-bye, until I see you again. Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement. I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea. Yours everlastingly, PUNDITA. THE DUC DE L’OMELETTE.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good-bye, until I see you again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Good-bye, until I see you again.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours everlastingly, PUNDITA.”
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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 I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good-bye, until I see you again.
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From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
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From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
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From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
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From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
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From this reading THE DUC DE L’OMELETTE.
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From this reading THE DUC DE L’OMELETTE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
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From this reading Yours everlastingly, PUNDITA.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
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From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
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From this reading Good-bye, until I see you again.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Good-bye, until I see you again.
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From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
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From this reading THE DUC DE L’OMELETTE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
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From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
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From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
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From this reading Yours everlastingly, PUNDITA.
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From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
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From this reading Good-bye, until I see you again.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
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From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
up to a particular time
From this reading Good-bye, until I see you again.
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From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
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From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Good-bye, until I see you again.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours everlastingly, PUNDITA.
