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Chapter X
I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE. Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's. Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside. One is from Eugene. That improvident young man is out of money.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One is from Eugene.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
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From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
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From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
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From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
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From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
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From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
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From this reading One is from Eugene.
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From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One is from Eugene.
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From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
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From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
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From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
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From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One is from Eugene.
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From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
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From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
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From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
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From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
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From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
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From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
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From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One is from Eugene.
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From this reading I cannot argue, I can only feel.--GOETHE.
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From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
above and across; more than
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
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From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
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From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grandon runs carelessly over his mail before the morning meeting at Mr. Sherburne's.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
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From this reading Two letters interest him especially and he lays them aside.
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From this reading That improvident young man is out of money.
