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Chapter XVIII
TO MEET THE MANAGER. The Senator went with me to Memphis to meet Copeland Maffet. I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success. "You are worried," he said to me as we stood at the bow of the steamer. "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are worried," he said to me as we stood at the bow of the steamer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Senator went with me to Memphis to meet Copeland Maffet.”
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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 "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
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From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are worried," he said to me as we stood at the bow of the steamer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You are worried," he said to me as we stood at the bow of the steamer.
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From this reading "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
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From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You are worried," he said to me as we stood at the bow of the steamer.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
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From this reading "You are worried," he said to me as we stood at the bow of the steamer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
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From this reading The Senator went with me to Memphis to meet Copeland Maffet.
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From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are worried," he said to me as we stood at the bow of the steamer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
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From this reading "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
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From this reading The Senator went with me to Memphis to meet Copeland Maffet.
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From this reading "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
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From this reading TO MEET THE MANAGER.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Senator went with me to Memphis to meet Copeland Maffet.
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From this reading TO MEET THE MANAGER.
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From this reading The Senator went with me to Memphis to meet Copeland Maffet.
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From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
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From this reading "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
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From this reading "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
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From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are worried," he said to me as we stood at the bow of the steamer.
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From this reading The Senator went with me to Memphis to meet Copeland Maffet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are worried," he said to me as we stood at the bow of the steamer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are worried," he said to me as we stood at the bow of the steamer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO MEET THE MANAGER.
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From this reading "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MEET THE MANAGER.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was nervous and apprehensive of failure, but the old gentleman was steady and strong with the assurance of success.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You are worried," he said to me as we stood at the bow of the steamer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Senator went with me to Memphis to meet Copeland Maffet.
which person or people
From this reading "Throw it off, for you are now associated with a man who has never been introduced to a failure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Senator went with me to Memphis to meet Copeland Maffet.
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From this reading "You are worried," he said to me as we stood at the bow of the steamer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are worried," he said to me as we stood at the bow of the steamer.
