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Chapter XXV
BEN TRANSFORMED. Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures. His earnings were gradual. Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar. So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.”
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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 Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
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From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
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From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
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From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
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From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
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From this reading BEN TRANSFORMED.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
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From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
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From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
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From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
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From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
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From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
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From this reading His earnings were gradual.
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From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
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From this reading His earnings were gradual.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
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From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
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From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
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From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
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From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
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From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
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From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
not any; not one
From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
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From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
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From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
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From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
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From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
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From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
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From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
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From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
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From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
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From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
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From this reading BEN TRANSFORMED.
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From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
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From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
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From this reading Some weeks he laid by as much as a dollar and a half, or even two dollars, but other weeks he barely reached a dollar.
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From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His earnings were gradual.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So the end of March came before he was able to carry out the object which he had in view.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
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From this reading Ben worked away steadily at his double occupation, saving money as well as he could; but he met with no more profitable adventures.
