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Chapter XXXVIII
PLUTOCRATS! We felt very elated--and rather small. Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless. One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment. We made him see, after a while, that his own genius counted for something in the matter.
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later than; following
From this reading “Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “We made him see, after a while, that his own genius counted for something in the matter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.”
during the time that
From this reading “Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.”
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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 Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
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From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
later than; following
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
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From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We felt very elated--and rather small.
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From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
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From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
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From this reading We made him see, after a while, that his own genius counted for something in the matter.
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From this reading We felt very elated--and rather small.
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From this reading We felt very elated--and rather small.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We made him see, after a while, that his own genius counted for something in the matter.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
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From this reading We made him see, after a while, that his own genius counted for something in the matter.
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From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
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From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
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From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
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From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We made him see, after a while, that his own genius counted for something in the matter.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
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From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
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From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
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From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
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From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
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From this reading We made him see, after a while, that his own genius counted for something in the matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
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From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
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From this reading We made him see, after a while, that his own genius counted for something in the matter.
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From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
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From this reading PLUTOCRATS!
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From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
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From this reading We felt very elated--and rather small.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
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From this reading We made him see, after a while, that his own genius counted for something in the matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
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From this reading We felt very elated--and rather small.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading We made him see, after a while, that his own genius counted for something in the matter.
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From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
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From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We made him see, after a while, that his own genius counted for something in the matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
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From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
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From this reading We felt very elated--and rather small.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of our first tasks was to convince Talbot of the injustice to himself in giving us shares based on a proportionate money investment.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We felt very elated--and rather small.
during the time that
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Talbot had alone and without, so to speak, moving from his tracks, made a fortune, while we, after going through many hardships, adventures, and hard work, had returned almost penniless.
