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Chapter XI
RELIGION. SECTION I.--RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE. THE WILL. Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read. A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.”
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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 A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
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From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
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From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
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From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
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From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
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From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SECTION I.--RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
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From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
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From this reading SECTION I.--RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE.
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From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
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From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
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From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
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From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
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From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
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From this reading RELIGION.
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From this reading SECTION I.--RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE.
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From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
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From this reading SECTION I.--RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILL.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Knowledge is acquired not only by _reading_, but by _thinking_ of what we read.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A minister in Ireland met a boy going to school, and asked him what book it was which he had under his arm.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE WILL.
