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Chapter XVI
"When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration. Here is just the very problem. What you wrote about the prisons is awful. And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question. The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What you wrote about the prisons is awful.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here is just the very problem.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."”
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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 And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What you wrote about the prisons is awful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."
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From this reading And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.
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From this reading What you wrote about the prisons is awful.
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From this reading "When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.
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From this reading And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.
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From this reading And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is just the very problem.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."
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From this reading "When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.
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From this reading The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is just the very problem.
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From this reading Here is just the very problem.
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From this reading The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."
not any; not one
From this reading And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.
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From this reading And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.
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From this reading "When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.
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From this reading The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."
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From this reading What you wrote about the prisons is awful.
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From this reading Here is just the very problem.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.
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From this reading "When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.
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From this reading And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And no one can object to the church taking a definite attitude on this question.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."
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From this reading Here is just the very problem.
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From this reading The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What you wrote about the prisons is awful.
at the time that
From this reading "When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.
which person or people
From this reading The Master, himself has instructed us to visit those who are in prison."
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From this reading What you wrote about the prisons is awful.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What you wrote about the prisons is awful.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When Oliver and I read your book, we both had the same inspiration.
