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Chapter XIII
There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American. He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty. Nevertheless, he had possibilities. Taken in time he might have become a good American. But nothing was done to stimulate in him a sentiment for his adopted land.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But nothing was done to stimulate in him a sentiment for his adopted land.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Taken in time he might have become a good American.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Taken in time he might have become a good American.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Nevertheless, he had possibilities.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But nothing was done to stimulate in him a sentiment for his adopted land.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Taken in time he might have become a good American.”
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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 There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.
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From this reading But nothing was done to stimulate in him a sentiment for his adopted land.
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From this reading He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty.
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From this reading There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty.
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From this reading Taken in time he might have become a good American.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty.
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From this reading He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But nothing was done to stimulate in him a sentiment for his adopted land.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But nothing was done to stimulate in him a sentiment for his adopted land.
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From this reading He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Taken in time he might have become a good American.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty.
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From this reading There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But nothing was done to stimulate in him a sentiment for his adopted land.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But nothing was done to stimulate in him a sentiment for his adopted land.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.
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From this reading There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But nothing was done to stimulate in him a sentiment for his adopted land.
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From this reading There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Taken in time he might have become a good American.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, he had possibilities.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But nothing was done to stimulate in him a sentiment for his adopted land.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless, he had possibilities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But nothing was done to stimulate in him a sentiment for his adopted land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But nothing was done to stimulate in him a sentiment for his adopted land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Taken in time he might have become a good American.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been once, in Herman Klein the making of a good American.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Taken in time he might have become a good American.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had come to America, not at the call of freedom, but of peace and plenty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But nothing was done to stimulate in him a sentiment for his adopted land.
