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Chapter XVIII
In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own. The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat. In the morning he came in and sat in his chair with his feet on his desk. He smoked long black stogies and read the morning papers. On the glass panel of the door was the inscription, “Henry Hunt, Real Estate Broker.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the morning he came in and sat in his chair with his feet on his desk.”
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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 desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
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From this reading He smoked long black stogies and read the morning papers.
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From this reading On the glass panel of the door was the inscription, “Henry Hunt, Real Estate Broker.”
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From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
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From this reading In the morning he came in and sat in his chair with his feet on his desk.
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From this reading In the morning he came in and sat in his chair with his feet on his desk.
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From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
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From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
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From this reading On the glass panel of the door was the inscription, “Henry Hunt, Real Estate Broker.”
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From this reading On the glass panel of the door was the inscription, “Henry Hunt, Real Estate Broker.”
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From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
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From this reading In the morning he came in and sat in his chair with his feet on his desk.
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From this reading On the glass panel of the door was the inscription, “Henry Hunt, Real Estate Broker.”
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From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning he came in and sat in his chair with his feet on his desk.
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From this reading On the glass panel of the door was the inscription, “Henry Hunt, Real Estate Broker.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
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From this reading On the glass panel of the door was the inscription, “Henry Hunt, Real Estate Broker.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
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From this reading On the glass panel of the door was the inscription, “Henry Hunt, Real Estate Broker.”
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From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
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From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
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From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning he came in and sat in his chair with his feet on his desk.
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From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
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From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
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From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
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From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
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From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
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From this reading On the glass panel of the door was the inscription, “Henry Hunt, Real Estate Broker.”
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From this reading He smoked long black stogies and read the morning papers.
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From this reading He smoked long black stogies and read the morning papers.
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From this reading On the glass panel of the door was the inscription, “Henry Hunt, Real Estate Broker.”
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From this reading In the morning he came in and sat in his chair with his feet on his desk.
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From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
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From this reading He smoked long black stogies and read the morning papers.
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From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
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From this reading He smoked long black stogies and read the morning papers.
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From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
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From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
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From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the office McGregor occupied in Van Buren Street there was another desk besides his own.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The desk was owned by a small man with an extraordinary long moustache and with grease spots on the lapel of his coat.
