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Chapter VI
VII. THE MATRICULATION. Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan. He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander. But when would it be possible?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander.”
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But when would it be possible?”
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From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
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From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
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From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
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From this reading He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander.
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From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But when would it be possible?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when would it be possible?
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From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
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From this reading He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander.
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From this reading He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander.
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From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
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From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander.
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From this reading THE MATRICULATION.
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From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
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From this reading He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander.
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From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
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From this reading He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander.
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From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MATRICULATION.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He determined to communicate it as soon as possible to the daughter of Alexander.
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From this reading VII.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aleph was greatly interested in Cimon’s account of his adventures—most of all in the story of Shaphan.
at the time that
From this reading But when would it be possible?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But when would it be possible?
