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Chapter XIII
_Jan._ 31_st_, ’92. MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me! Here is a year that opens ill. Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to. One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here is a year that opens ill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.”
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From this reading _Jan._ 31_st_, ’92.
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From this reading _Jan._ 31_st_, ’92.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!
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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!
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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
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From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.
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From this reading _Jan._ 31_st_, ’92.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!
not any; not one
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!
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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.
above and across; more than
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jan._ 31_st_, ’92.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!
