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Chapter XXXIX
_Vailima_, 1894. MY DEAR COLVIN,—This must be a very measly letter. I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_. I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all. Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
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later than; following
From this reading “I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—This must be a very measly letter.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.”
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From this reading _Vailima_, 1894.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This must be a very measly letter.
later than; following
From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
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From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
any thing at all
From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
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From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This must be a very measly letter.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.
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From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
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From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This must be a very measly letter.
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From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This must be a very measly letter.
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From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
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From this reading I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.
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From this reading I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
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From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
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From this reading I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.
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From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
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From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This must be a very measly letter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This must be a very measly letter.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This must be a very measly letter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This must be a very measly letter.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
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From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
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From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
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From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
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From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
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From this reading I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
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From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This must be a very measly letter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.
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From this reading I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.
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From this reading _Vailima_, 1894.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—This must be a very measly letter.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Instead of that, I have to kick against the pricks, and break myself, and spoil the book, if there were anything to spoil, which I am far from saying.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have been trying hard to get along with _St. Ives_.
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From this reading I should now lay it aside for a year and I daresay I should make something of it after all.
