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Chapter II
_Vailima_, _Tuesday_, _November_ 25_th_, 1890. MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey. You never heard of that. The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary. I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You never heard of that.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.”
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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 have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
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From this reading The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
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From this reading The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
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From this reading You never heard of that.
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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
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From this reading The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You never heard of that.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You never heard of that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
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From this reading The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.
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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
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From this reading _Vailima_, _Tuesday_, _November_ 25_th_, 1890.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You never heard of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
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From this reading _Vailima_, _Tuesday_, _November_ 25_th_, 1890.
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From this reading The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.
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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
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From this reading _Vailima_, _Tuesday_, _November_ 25_th_, 1890.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
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From this reading The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.
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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.
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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You never heard of that.
