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Chapter II
BOUND WEST. Vance went to a Clark Street restaurant and had supper. It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home. The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned. They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Vance went to a Clark Street restaurant and had supper.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.”
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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 Vance went to a Clark Street restaurant and had supper.
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From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vance went to a Clark Street restaurant and had supper.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
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From this reading They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
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From this reading BOUND WEST.
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From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
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From this reading They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
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From this reading Vance went to a Clark Street restaurant and had supper.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
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From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Vance went to a Clark Street restaurant and had supper.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
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From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
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From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
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From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
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From this reading They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
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From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vance went to a Clark Street restaurant and had supper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vance went to a Clark Street restaurant and had supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vance went to a Clark Street restaurant and had supper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vance went to a Clark Street restaurant and had supper.
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From this reading They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vance went to a Clark Street restaurant and had supper.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had once been wealthy, for Mr. Thornton had at one time been a successful member of the Chicago Board of Trade.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vance went to a Clark Street restaurant and had supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOUND WEST.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Thorntons lived in a small house, one of a row, on the North Side, which Mrs. Thornton owned.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was all right, but the boy did not enjoy it as much as he would have done at home.
