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From this reading “ERIC WAS THE BEST ROBOT THEY'D EVER HAD--PERFECTLY TRAINED, EVER THOUGHTFUL, A JOY TO OWN.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading ERIC WAS THE BEST ROBOT THEY'D EVER HAD--PERFECTLY TRAINED, EVER THOUGHTFUL, A JOY TO OWN.
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading Wendell Hart had drifted, rather than plunged, into the underground movement.
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From this reading ERIC WAS THE BEST ROBOT THEY'D EVER HAD--PERFECTLY TRAINED, EVER THOUGHTFUL, A JOY TO OWN.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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From this reading Wendell Hart had drifted, rather than plunged, into the underground movement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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on condition that; in the event that
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moving to the inside of something
From this reading Wendell Hart had drifted, rather than plunged, into the underground movement.
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From this reading ERIC WAS THE BEST ROBOT THEY'D EVER HAD--PERFECTLY TRAINED, EVER THOUGHTFUL, A JOY TO OWN.
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From this reading Wendell Hart had drifted, rather than plunged, into the underground movement.
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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From this reading ERIC WAS THE BEST ROBOT THEY'D EVER HAD--PERFECTLY TRAINED, EVER THOUGHTFUL, A JOY TO OWN.
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From this reading ERIC WAS THE BEST ROBOT THEY'D EVER HAD--PERFECTLY TRAINED, EVER THOUGHTFUL, A JOY TO OWN.
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From this reading Wendell Hart had drifted, rather than plunged, into the underground movement.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading Wendell Hart had drifted, rather than plunged, into the underground movement.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading ERIC WAS THE BEST ROBOT THEY'D EVER HAD--PERFECTLY TRAINED, EVER THOUGHTFUL, A JOY TO OWN.
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used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Wendell Hart had drifted, rather than plunged, into the underground movement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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From this reading ERIC WAS THE BEST ROBOT THEY'D EVER HAD--PERFECTLY TRAINED, EVER THOUGHTFUL, A JOY TO OWN.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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From this reading ERIC WAS THE BEST ROBOT THEY'D EVER HAD--PERFECTLY TRAINED, EVER THOUGHTFUL, A JOY TO OWN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ERIC WAS THE BEST ROBOT THEY'D EVER HAD--PERFECTLY TRAINED, EVER THOUGHTFUL, A JOY TO OWN.
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From this reading ERIC WAS THE BEST ROBOT THEY'D EVER HAD--PERFECTLY TRAINED, EVER THOUGHTFUL, A JOY TO OWN.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading Wendell Hart had drifted, rather than plunged, into the underground movement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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From this reading Wendell Hart had drifted, rather than plunged, into the underground movement.
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