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Chapter V
AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself. They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year. He never could keep count of them. Most of them he despised, some he actually disliked. The latter class reciprocated his feelings fervently.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He never could keep count of them.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He never could keep count of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.”
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From this reading Most of them he despised, some he actually disliked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.
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From this reading They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.
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From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
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From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
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From this reading The latter class reciprocated his feelings fervently.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He never could keep count of them.
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From this reading He never could keep count of them.
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From this reading Most of them he despised, some he actually disliked.
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From this reading They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.
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From this reading Most of them he despised, some he actually disliked.
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From this reading The latter class reciprocated his feelings fervently.
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From this reading The latter class reciprocated his feelings fervently.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The latter class reciprocated his feelings fervently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
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From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
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From this reading He never could keep count of them.
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From this reading The latter class reciprocated his feelings fervently.
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From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
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From this reading Most of them he despised, some he actually disliked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never could keep count of them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He never could keep count of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
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From this reading They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.
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From this reading The latter class reciprocated his feelings fervently.
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From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.
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From this reading Most of them he despised, some he actually disliked.
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From this reading They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.
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From this reading They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He never could keep count of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.
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From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
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From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
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From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
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From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AUNT JANE’S TREAT William was blest with many relations, though “blest” is not quite the word he would have used himself.
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From this reading They seemed to appear and disappear and reappear in spasmodic succession throughout the year.
