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Dear Bingley:This senile citizen who has forgotten so much of what he used to know is frequently chagrined when his betters reveal his ignorance.
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Dear Bingley, thank you for the explanation.
Let's see if I've got it:
auxilary verb = He was running hard because he was being chased.
copulative verb = She was running hard because she was chaste.
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Or, in the greater Cleveland area, a town.
Chagrin Falls.
I've heard at least one native claim it's pronounced SHA-grin, but the last time I drove through Cleveland the local radio had it shuh-GRIN.
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In modern parlance Chagrin happens.
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(you know, like in the olden days when we corresponded with
long-distance friends using tree products).You corresponded with maple syrup, quinine, and pecans? 
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we corresponded with
long-distance friends using tree products
We leafed through long love letters
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Dear Sparteye
Re: copulative verb = She was running hard because she was chaste.
Then "was running" was a non-copulative verb.
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