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Chapter VI
THE next spasm that seized them started in the choir. They would give an entertainment, musical and literary. No such gross and material things as food for the body should intrude. Committee meetings were again the order of the day. It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Committee meetings were again the order of the day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No such gross and material things as food for the body should intrude.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE next spasm that seized them started in the choir.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Committee meetings were again the order of the day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They would give an entertainment, musical and literary.”
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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 was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Committee meetings were again the order of the day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They would give an entertainment, musical and literary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They would give an entertainment, musical and literary.
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From this reading It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No such gross and material things as food for the body should intrude.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No such gross and material things as food for the body should intrude.
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From this reading THE next spasm that seized them started in the choir.
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From this reading Committee meetings were again the order of the day.
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From this reading Committee meetings were again the order of the day.
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From this reading It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
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From this reading They would give an entertainment, musical and literary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
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From this reading It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
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From this reading It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
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From this reading No such gross and material things as food for the body should intrude.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No such gross and material things as food for the body should intrude.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
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From this reading They would give an entertainment, musical and literary.
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From this reading No such gross and material things as food for the body should intrude.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE next spasm that seized them started in the choir.
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From this reading No such gross and material things as food for the body should intrude.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
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From this reading They would give an entertainment, musical and literary.
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From this reading No such gross and material things as food for the body should intrude.
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From this reading Committee meetings were again the order of the day.
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From this reading They would give an entertainment, musical and literary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next spasm that seized them started in the choir.
not any; not one
From this reading No such gross and material things as food for the body should intrude.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Committee meetings were again the order of the day.
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From this reading It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Committee meetings were again the order of the day.
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From this reading It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
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From this reading It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
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From this reading THE next spasm that seized them started in the choir.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No such gross and material things as food for the body should intrude.
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From this reading It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
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From this reading It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
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From this reading THE next spasm that seized them started in the choir.
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From this reading THE next spasm that seized them started in the choir.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No such gross and material things as food for the body should intrude.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE next spasm that seized them started in the choir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE next spasm that seized them started in the choir.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE next spasm that seized them started in the choir.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would give an entertainment, musical and literary.
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From this reading No such gross and material things as food for the body should intrude.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was soon found that even in preparing for "a feast of reason and a flow of soul," differences of opinion would arise.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Committee meetings were again the order of the day.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would give an entertainment, musical and literary.
