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Made in the U. S. A. Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart. It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be. It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things. Polly hated driving the electric--her soul yearned for a gas car.
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later than; following
From this reading “It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.”
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Made in the U. S. A.
later than; following
From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
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From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart.
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From this reading Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart.
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From this reading Polly hated driving the electric--her soul yearned for a gas car.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart.
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From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
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From this reading Polly hated driving the electric--her soul yearned for a gas car.
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From this reading Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Polly hated driving the electric--her soul yearned for a gas car.
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From this reading Polly hated driving the electric--her soul yearned for a gas car.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
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From this reading Polly hated driving the electric--her soul yearned for a gas car.
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From this reading Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the U. S. A.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart.
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From this reading Made in the U. S. A.
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From this reading Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
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From this reading Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart.
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From this reading Made in the U. S. A.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
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From this reading Polly hated driving the electric--her soul yearned for a gas car.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Made in the U. S. A.
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From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading Made in the U. S. A.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
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From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was a cold wet day in the early spring of 1920, and Chicago was doing her best to show her utter indifference to anyone's opinion as to what spring weather ought to be.
at the time that
From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
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From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Polly Street drove her little electric down Michigan Boulevard, with bitterness in her heart.
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From this reading Polly hated driving the electric--her soul yearned for a gas car.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was the sort of day when, if you had any ambition left after a dreary winter, you began to plot desperate things.
