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Chapter VIII
ADVANTAGES OF HONESTY. _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy." Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents. When a boy, he was apprenticed to M. Certain, a woollen draper. Young Colbert was very fond of books, and spent his leisure in reading.
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From this reading “Young Colbert was very fond of books, and spent his leisure in reading.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “_Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.”
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From this reading Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When a boy, he was apprenticed to M. Certain, a woollen draper.
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From this reading ADVANTAGES OF HONESTY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."
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From this reading When a boy, he was apprenticed to M. Certain, a woollen draper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.
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From this reading Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.
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From this reading _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."
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From this reading Young Colbert was very fond of books, and spent his leisure in reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.
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From this reading When a boy, he was apprenticed to M. Certain, a woollen draper.
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From this reading When a boy, he was apprenticed to M. Certain, a woollen draper.
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From this reading _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."
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From this reading When a boy, he was apprenticed to M. Certain, a woollen draper.
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From this reading _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."
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From this reading Young Colbert was very fond of books, and spent his leisure in reading.
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From this reading Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.
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From this reading _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When a boy, he was apprenticed to M. Certain, a woollen draper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Colbert was very fond of books, and spent his leisure in reading.
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From this reading ADVANTAGES OF HONESTY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."
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From this reading Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.
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From this reading Young Colbert was very fond of books, and spent his leisure in reading.
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From this reading When a boy, he was apprenticed to M. Certain, a woollen draper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ADVANTAGES OF HONESTY.
above and across; more than
From this reading _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."
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From this reading Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.
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From this reading _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.
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From this reading Young Colbert was very fond of books, and spent his leisure in reading.
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From this reading Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.
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From this reading Young Colbert was very fond of books, and spent his leisure in reading.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When a boy, he was apprenticed to M. Certain, a woollen draper.
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From this reading Young Colbert was very fond of books, and spent his leisure in reading.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.
at the time that
From this reading When a boy, he was apprenticed to M. Certain, a woollen draper.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."
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From this reading When a boy, he was apprenticed to M. Certain, a woollen draper.
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From this reading _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."
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From this reading Jean Baptiste Colbert was born at Rheims, in France, in the year 1617, of poor parents.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Colbert._ Go the world over, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy."
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From this reading Young Colbert was very fond of books, and spent his leisure in reading.
