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Chapter XX
THE SIGNS OF CHANGE Leonard was left alone. He threw himself into a chair and tried to think. He could not. The power of concentration had left him. The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SIGNS OF CHANGE Leonard was left alone.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He threw himself into a chair and tried to think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SIGNS OF CHANGE Leonard was left alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He threw himself into a chair and tried to think.”
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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 He threw himself into a chair and tried to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SIGNS OF CHANGE Leonard was left alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He threw himself into a chair and tried to think.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
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From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
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From this reading He threw himself into a chair and tried to think.
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From this reading THE SIGNS OF CHANGE Leonard was left alone.
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From this reading The power of concentration had left him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not.
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From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
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From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The power of concentration had left him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He threw himself into a chair and tried to think.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The power of concentration had left him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He threw himself into a chair and tried to think.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He threw himself into a chair and tried to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SIGNS OF CHANGE Leonard was left alone.
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From this reading THE SIGNS OF CHANGE Leonard was left alone.
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From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
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From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
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From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
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From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIGNS OF CHANGE Leonard was left alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He threw himself into a chair and tried to think.
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From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
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From this reading He threw himself into a chair and tried to think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
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From this reading He threw himself into a chair and tried to think.
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From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SIGNS OF CHANGE Leonard was left alone.
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From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
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From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
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From this reading The tension of the last three weeks, followed by the wholly unexpected nature of the discovery, was too much for a brain even so young and strong as his.
