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Chapter I
When I go into a bank I get rattled. The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me. The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot. I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it. So I shambled in and looked timidly round at the clerks.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I shambled in and looked timidly round at the clerks.”
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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 When I go into a bank I get rattled.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So I shambled in and looked timidly round at the clerks.
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From this reading The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
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From this reading When I go into a bank I get rattled.
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From this reading The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
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From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
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From this reading The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
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From this reading The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me.
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From this reading The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
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From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me.
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From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
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From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
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From this reading When I go into a bank I get rattled.
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From this reading When I go into a bank I get rattled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I go into a bank I get rattled.
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From this reading The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I shambled in and looked timidly round at the clerks.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When I go into a bank I get rattled.
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From this reading The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
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From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I shambled in and looked timidly round at the clerks.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me.
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From this reading The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
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From this reading The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me.
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From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me.
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From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
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From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
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From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
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From this reading The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me.
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From this reading When I go into a bank I get rattled.
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From this reading The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me.
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From this reading So I shambled in and looked timidly round at the clerks.
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From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
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From this reading So I shambled in and looked timidly round at the clerks.
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From this reading The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I shambled in and looked timidly round at the clerks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me.
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From this reading The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
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From this reading The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
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From this reading So I shambled in and looked timidly round at the clerks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
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From this reading The moment I cross the threshold of a bank and attempt to transact business there, I become an irresponsible idiot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I knew this beforehand, but my salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place for it.
at the time that
From this reading When I go into a bank I get rattled.
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From this reading The clerks rattle me; the wickets rattle me; the sight of the money rattles me; everything rattles me.
