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Chapter I
There are times when I don't know my own strength. Or, at least, the strength of my advice. And the case of Jason Howley was certainly an instance of one of those times. When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business. But I am forced to admit that neither Howley nor his gadget were very impressive.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are times when I don't know my own strength.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Or, at least, the strength of my advice.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “But I am forced to admit that neither Howley nor his gadget were very impressive.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And the case of Jason Howley was certainly an instance of one of those times.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There are times when I don't know my own strength.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “And the case of Jason Howley was certainly an instance of one of those times.”
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From this reading But I am forced to admit that neither Howley nor his gadget were very impressive.
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From this reading Or, at least, the strength of my advice.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But I am forced to admit that neither Howley nor his gadget were very impressive.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And the case of Jason Howley was certainly an instance of one of those times.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the case of Jason Howley was certainly an instance of one of those times.
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From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are times when I don't know my own strength.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Or, at least, the strength of my advice.
the two together, not just one
From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
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From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I am forced to admit that neither Howley nor his gadget were very impressive.
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From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
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From this reading And the case of Jason Howley was certainly an instance of one of those times.
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From this reading And the case of Jason Howley was certainly an instance of one of those times.
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From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
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From this reading There are times when I don't know my own strength.
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From this reading But I am forced to admit that neither Howley nor his gadget were very impressive.
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From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
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From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
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From this reading And the case of Jason Howley was certainly an instance of one of those times.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are times when I don't know my own strength.
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From this reading But I am forced to admit that neither Howley nor his gadget were very impressive.
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From this reading And the case of Jason Howley was certainly an instance of one of those times.
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From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
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From this reading And the case of Jason Howley was certainly an instance of one of those times.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are times when I don't know my own strength.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or, at least, the strength of my advice.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There are times when I don't know my own strength.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But I am forced to admit that neither Howley nor his gadget were very impressive.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But I am forced to admit that neither Howley nor his gadget were very impressive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or, at least, the strength of my advice.
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From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And the case of Jason Howley was certainly an instance of one of those times.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or, at least, the strength of my advice.
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From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
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From this reading There are times when I don't know my own strength.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are times when I don't know my own strength.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I am forced to admit that neither Howley nor his gadget were very impressive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Or, at least, the strength of my advice.
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From this reading There are times when I don't know my own strength.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And the case of Jason Howley was certainly an instance of one of those times.
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From this reading There are times when I don't know my own strength.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
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From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
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From this reading But I am forced to admit that neither Howley nor his gadget were very impressive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the case of Jason Howley was certainly an instance of one of those times.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I am forced to admit that neither Howley nor his gadget were very impressive.
at the time that
From this reading There are times when I don't know my own strength.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he came to my office with his gadget, I heard him out, trying to appear both interested and co-operative--which is good business.
