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Chapter VIII
The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along. It is a startling thing to look closely at them. The people have bad mouths. Their mouths are slack and the jaws do not hang right. The mouths are like the shoes they wear.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The people have bad mouths.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a startling thing to look closely at them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their mouths are slack and the jaws do not hang right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a startling thing to look closely at them.”
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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 It is a startling thing to look closely at them.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their mouths are slack and the jaws do not hang right.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their mouths are slack and the jaws do not hang right.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
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From this reading The people have bad mouths.
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From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
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From this reading It is a startling thing to look closely at them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Their mouths are slack and the jaws do not hang right.
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From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
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From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
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From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
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From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
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From this reading Their mouths are slack and the jaws do not hang right.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The people have bad mouths.
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From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
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From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a startling thing to look closely at them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a startling thing to look closely at them.
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From this reading Their mouths are slack and the jaws do not hang right.
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From this reading The mouths are like the shoes they wear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a startling thing to look closely at them.
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From this reading The people have bad mouths.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their mouths are slack and the jaws do not hang right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
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From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their mouths are slack and the jaws do not hang right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mouths are like the shoes they wear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their mouths are slack and the jaws do not hang right.
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From this reading It is a startling thing to look closely at them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is a startling thing to look closely at them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a startling thing to look closely at them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a startling thing to look closely at them.
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From this reading The mouths are like the shoes they wear.
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From this reading The people of Chicago go home from their work at evening--drifting they go in droves, hurrying along.
