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Chapter XIX
"That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True! True! Pity your parents didn't lose you. But everything turns out for the best. Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “But everything turns out for the best.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.”
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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 Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.
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From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.
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From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
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From this reading But everything turns out for the best.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
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From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
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From this reading Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.
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From this reading Pity your parents didn't lose you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But everything turns out for the best.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.
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From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
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From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
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From this reading Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pity your parents didn't lose you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, you can make name and fortune as a corporation lawyer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
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From this reading But everything turns out for the best.
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From this reading Pity your parents didn't lose you.
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From this reading Pity your parents didn't lose you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
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From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
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From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
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From this reading But everything turns out for the best.
at the time that
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
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From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
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From this reading "That sounds like good advice, but the whole political game appals me when I consider that it will be six years before I can even run for the House of Representatives--" "True!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pity your parents didn't lose you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pity your parents didn't lose you.
