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Chapter VI
"I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug. "Some day he'll forget how to talk." "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature. He knows when to keep quiet. That's why he's got such influence in politics.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
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From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
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From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
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From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
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From this reading He knows when to keep quiet.
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From this reading He knows when to keep quiet.
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From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
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From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
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From this reading That's why he's got such influence in politics.
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From this reading He knows when to keep quiet.
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From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
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From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
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From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
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From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
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From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
of the kind already mentioned
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From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, but they say he's a grand speaker in the Legislature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Some day he'll forget how to talk."
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at the time that
From this reading He knows when to keep quiet.
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in the company of; together with
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From this reading "I can well believe he didn't say a word," Clara remarked with a shrug.
