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Chapter I
The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it. He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon. There are no roses along the pathway he has traversed. In the end, perhaps, he wonders if it has been worth while. David Cable was a General Manager; he had been a fireman.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “There are no roses along the pathway he has traversed.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In the end, perhaps, he wonders if it has been worth while.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the end, perhaps, he wonders if it has been worth while.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.”
during the time that
From this reading “In the end, perhaps, he wonders if it has been worth while.”
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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 The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There are no roses along the pathway he has traversed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are no roses along the pathway he has traversed.
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From this reading The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
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From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the end, perhaps, he wonders if it has been worth while.
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From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
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From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
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From this reading David Cable was a General Manager; he had been a fireman.
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From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
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From this reading David Cable was a General Manager; he had been a fireman.
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From this reading In the end, perhaps, he wonders if it has been worth while.
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From this reading David Cable was a General Manager; he had been a fireman.
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From this reading The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
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From this reading The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In the end, perhaps, he wonders if it has been worth while.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
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From this reading The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
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From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
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From this reading The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
not any; not one
From this reading There are no roses along the pathway he has traversed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
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From this reading The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
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From this reading There are no roses along the pathway he has traversed.
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From this reading In the end, perhaps, he wonders if it has been worth while.
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From this reading The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
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From this reading There are no roses along the pathway he has traversed.
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From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
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From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
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From this reading The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
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From this reading The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The General Manager of the Pacific, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad System had had a hard struggle of it.
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From this reading There are no roses along the pathway he has traversed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
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From this reading There are no roses along the pathway he has traversed.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
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From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading David Cable was a General Manager; he had been a fireman.
during the time that
From this reading In the end, perhaps, he wonders if it has been worth while.
which person or people
From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He who begins his career with a shovel in a locomotive cab usually has something of that sort to look back upon.
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From this reading In the end, perhaps, he wonders if it has been worth while.
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From this reading In the end, perhaps, he wonders if it has been worth while.
