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1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. This is certainly a beautiful country! In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society. A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us. A capital fellow!
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go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.”
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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
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From this reading This is certainly a beautiful country!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
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From this reading A capital fellow!
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From this reading This is certainly a beautiful country!
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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
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From this reading This is certainly a beautiful country!
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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
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From this reading A capital fellow!
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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is certainly a beautiful country!
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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is certainly a beautiful country!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.
