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Chapter XXXV
_March_ 1894. MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing. But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_. It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest. But you’ll see in the _Times_.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.”
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From this reading _March_ 1894.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
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From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
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From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
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From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
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From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _March_ 1894.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
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From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
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From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
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From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But it was just as well—as it was all about my ‘blacks and chocolates,’ and what of it had relation to whites you will read some of in the _Times_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It means, as you will see, that I have at one blow quarrelled with all the officials of Samoa, the Foreign Office, and I suppose her Majesty the Queen with milk and honey blest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
but in spite of that
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This is the very day the mail goes, and I have as yet written you nothing.
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From this reading But you’ll see in the _Times_.
