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Chapter XXIX
When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again. He found Hutchinson in favor of it. “He doesn't say much,” he said. “Never did. But I gather things are changed, now we are in the war ourselves.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found Hutchinson in favor of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never did.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “But I gather things are changed, now we are in the war ourselves.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
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From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I gather things are changed, now we are in the war ourselves.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I gather things are changed, now we are in the war ourselves.”
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From this reading But I gather things are changed, now we are in the war ourselves.”
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From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Never did.
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From this reading “He doesn't say much,” he said.
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From this reading He found Hutchinson in favor of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Hutchinson in favor of it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
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From this reading But I gather things are changed, now we are in the war ourselves.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found Hutchinson in favor of it.
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From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
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From this reading He found Hutchinson in favor of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I gather things are changed, now we are in the war ourselves.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found Hutchinson in favor of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He found Hutchinson in favor of it.
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From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
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From this reading “He doesn't say much,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never did.
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From this reading But I gather things are changed, now we are in the war ourselves.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading But I gather things are changed, now we are in the war ourselves.”
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From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
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From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
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From this reading “He doesn't say much,” he said.
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From this reading “He doesn't say much,” he said.
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From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
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From this reading But I gather things are changed, now we are in the war ourselves.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
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From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
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From this reading But I gather things are changed, now we are in the war ourselves.”
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From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But I gather things are changed, now we are in the war ourselves.”
at the time that
From this reading When Clayton had returned from Washington, one of the first problems put up to him had been Herman Klein's application to be taken on again.
