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NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated. The automobile tracks led to the left; he was tempted to follow them. And it was his way in the matter of such impulses to yield to temptation. But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction. So, albeit a bit reluctantly, he swerved to the right.
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although
From this reading “So, albeit a bit reluctantly, he swerved to the right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The automobile tracks led to the left; he was tempted to follow them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So, albeit a bit reluctantly, he swerved to the right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.”
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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 NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
although
From this reading So, albeit a bit reluctantly, he swerved to the right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
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From this reading The automobile tracks led to the left; he was tempted to follow them.
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From this reading So, albeit a bit reluctantly, he swerved to the right.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
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From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
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From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
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From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
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From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
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From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
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From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
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From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
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From this reading The automobile tracks led to the left; he was tempted to follow them.
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From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
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From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And it was his way in the matter of such impulses to yield to temptation.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
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From this reading And it was his way in the matter of such impulses to yield to temptation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And it was his way in the matter of such impulses to yield to temptation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was his way in the matter of such impulses to yield to temptation.
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From this reading The automobile tracks led to the left; he was tempted to follow them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The automobile tracks led to the left; he was tempted to follow them.
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From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
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From this reading And it was his way in the matter of such impulses to yield to temptation.
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From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
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From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
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From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
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From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
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From this reading So, albeit a bit reluctantly, he swerved to the right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, albeit a bit reluctantly, he swerved to the right.
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From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
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From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, albeit a bit reluctantly, he swerved to the right.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And it was his way in the matter of such impulses to yield to temptation.
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From this reading So, albeit a bit reluctantly, he swerved to the right.
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From this reading And it was his way in the matter of such impulses to yield to temptation.
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From this reading The automobile tracks led to the left; he was tempted to follow them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The automobile tracks led to the left; he was tempted to follow them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
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From this reading The automobile tracks led to the left; he was tempted to follow them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The automobile tracks led to the left; he was tempted to follow them.
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From this reading And it was his way in the matter of such impulses to yield to temptation.
at the time that
From this reading NEWS OF A LEGACY When Packard came to a forking of the roads he stopped and hesitated.
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From this reading But in this case he finally decided that common sense if not downright wisdom pointed in the other direction.
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From this reading And it was his way in the matter of such impulses to yield to temptation.
