Chapter VIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Horace,” he said, “I have been a fool, a driveling idiot.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

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From this reading So I entered Sperry’s library with appreciation.

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From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We were getting something at those sittings.

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From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Horace,” he said, “I have been a fool, a driveling idiot.

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From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

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From this reading “Horace,” he said, “I have been a fool, a driveling idiot.

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From this reading So I entered Sperry’s library with appreciation.

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From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

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From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Horace,” he said, “I have been a fool, a driveling idiot.

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From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

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From this reading We were getting something at those sittings.

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From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Horace,” he said, “I have been a fool, a driveling idiot.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

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From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

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From this reading “Horace,” he said, “I have been a fool, a driveling idiot.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading So I entered Sperry’s library with appreciation.

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From this reading “Horace,” he said, “I have been a fool, a driveling idiot.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

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From this reading So I entered Sperry’s library with appreciation.

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From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

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From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

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From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

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From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

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From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

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From this reading “Horace,” he said, “I have been a fool, a driveling idiot.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

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From this reading We were getting something at those sittings.

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From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I entered Sperry’s library with appreciation.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading We were getting something at those sittings.

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From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

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From this reading So I entered Sperry’s library with appreciation.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading We were getting something at those sittings.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

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From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was standing by the fire, with the grave face and slightly bent head of his professional manner.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We say, in the neighborhood, that Sperry uses his professional manner as armor, so I was rather prepared to do battle; but he forestalled me.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We were getting something at those sittings.

in the company of; together with

From this reading So I entered Sperry’s library with appreciation.