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Chapter XXVI
BEN MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN. Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm. One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off. The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings. The first he did not care to keep.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first he did not care to keep.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “BEN MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
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From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
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From this reading BEN MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN.
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From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
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From this reading The first he did not care to keep.
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From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
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From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The first he did not care to keep.
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From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first he did not care to keep.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading BEN MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
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From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
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From this reading The first he did not care to keep.
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From this reading BEN MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN.
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From this reading BEN MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN.
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From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The first he did not care to keep.
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From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
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From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
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From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
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From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
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From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
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From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first he did not care to keep.
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From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other, which was much smaller, contained his extra shirts and stockings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One contained the ragged clothes which he had just taken off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ben went out into the street with two bundles under his arm.
