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Chapter XXXI
23_rd_ _August_. MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand. I propose, if it be not too late, to delete Lloyd’s name. He has nothing to do with the last half. The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.”
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has nothing to do with the last half.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has nothing to do with the last half.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has nothing to do with the last half.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I propose, if it be not too late, to delete Lloyd’s name.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He has nothing to do with the last half.”
an informal story or conversation
From this reading “The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.”
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From this reading 23_rd_ _August_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.
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From this reading 23_rd_ _August_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I propose, if it be not too late, to delete Lloyd’s name.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.
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From this reading I propose, if it be not too late, to delete Lloyd’s name.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He has nothing to do with the last half.
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has nothing to do with the last half.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has nothing to do with the last half.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has nothing to do with the last half.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I propose, if it be not too late, to delete Lloyd’s name.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I propose, if it be not too late, to delete Lloyd’s name.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I propose, if it be not too late, to delete Lloyd’s name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has nothing to do with the last half.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I propose, if it be not too late, to delete Lloyd’s name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I propose, if it be not too late, to delete Lloyd’s name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I propose, if it be not too late, to delete Lloyd’s name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I propose, if it be not too late, to delete Lloyd’s name.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He has nothing to do with the last half.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I propose, if it be not too late, to delete Lloyd’s name.
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From this reading 23_rd_ _August_.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.
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From this reading The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.
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From this reading I propose, if it be not too late, to delete Lloyd’s name.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He has nothing to do with the last half.
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From this reading The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.
an informal story or conversation
From this reading The first we wrote together, as the beginning of a long yarn.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Your pleasing letter _re The Ebb Tide_, to hand.
