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Chapter III
SOME PEOPLE WHO FORGOT THE EVER-LISTENING EAR. There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning. One was Mr. Brower, sen. And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices. He glanced up once, when the words in the kitchen jarred roughly on his aesthetic ear, and said:
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He glanced up once, when the words in the kitchen jarred roughly on his aesthetic ear, and said:”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One was Mr. Brower, sen.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.”
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From this reading He glanced up once, when the words in the kitchen jarred roughly on his aesthetic ear, and said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
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From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
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From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
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From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading SOME PEOPLE WHO FORGOT THE EVER-LISTENING EAR.
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From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading SOME PEOPLE WHO FORGOT THE EVER-LISTENING EAR.
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From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
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From this reading SOME PEOPLE WHO FORGOT THE EVER-LISTENING EAR.
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From this reading He glanced up once, when the words in the kitchen jarred roughly on his aesthetic ear, and said:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
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From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading He glanced up once, when the words in the kitchen jarred roughly on his aesthetic ear, and said:
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From this reading He glanced up once, when the words in the kitchen jarred roughly on his aesthetic ear, and said:
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From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
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From this reading One was Mr. Brower, sen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading He glanced up once, when the words in the kitchen jarred roughly on his aesthetic ear, and said:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was Mr. Brower, sen.
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From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
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From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading SOME PEOPLE WHO FORGOT THE EVER-LISTENING EAR.
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From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading He glanced up once, when the words in the kitchen jarred roughly on his aesthetic ear, and said:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
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From this reading He glanced up once, when the words in the kitchen jarred roughly on his aesthetic ear, and said:
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From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading One was Mr. Brower, sen.
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From this reading SOME PEOPLE WHO FORGOT THE EVER-LISTENING EAR.
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From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME PEOPLE WHO FORGOT THE EVER-LISTENING EAR.
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From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
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From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
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From this reading He glanced up once, when the words in the kitchen jarred roughly on his aesthetic ear, and said:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One was Mr. Brower, sen.
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From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two other members of the Brower family who had attended church that Sabbath morning.
at the time that
From this reading He glanced up once, when the words in the kitchen jarred roughly on his aesthetic ear, and said:
which person or people
From this reading SOME PEOPLE WHO FORGOT THE EVER-LISTENING EAR.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And at the season of dinner-getting he lay on the couch in the dining-room, with the weekly paper in his hand, himself engaged in running down the column of stock prices.
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From this reading He glanced up once, when the words in the kitchen jarred roughly on his aesthetic ear, and said:
