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Chapter I
PREFACE TO OVERRULED. THE ALLEVIATIONS OF MONOGAMY. This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy. It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it. The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.”
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading “This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position.”
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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 clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
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From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy.
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From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
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From this reading THE ALLEVIATIONS OF MONOGAMY.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position.
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy.
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From this reading The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position.
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From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
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From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
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From this reading The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy.
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From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position.
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From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position.
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From this reading The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position.
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From this reading THE ALLEVIATIONS OF MONOGAMY.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy.
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From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ALLEVIATIONS OF MONOGAMY.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy.
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From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
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From this reading PREFACE TO OVERRULED.
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From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
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From this reading This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy.
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From this reading This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy.
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From this reading The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position.
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From this reading PREFACE TO OVERRULED.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
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From this reading The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position.
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From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ALLEVIATIONS OF MONOGAMY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PREFACE TO OVERRULED.
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From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
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From this reading It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it.
