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Chapter I
Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc. As a Scotsman, the English people have my profound sympathy. In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical. In practice, what is he? The whipping-boy of the British Empire.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “As a Scotsman, the English people have my profound sympathy.”
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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 Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc.
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From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
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From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a Scotsman, the English people have my profound sympathy.
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From this reading Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc.
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From this reading The whipping-boy of the British Empire.
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From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
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From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
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From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
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From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
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From this reading The whipping-boy of the British Empire.
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From this reading As a Scotsman, the English people have my profound sympathy.
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From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
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From this reading Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc.
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From this reading Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc.
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From this reading Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As a Scotsman, the English people have my profound sympathy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In practice, what is he?
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From this reading Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
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From this reading Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As a Scotsman, the English people have my profound sympathy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
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From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
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From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
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From this reading As a Scotsman, the English people have my profound sympathy.
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From this reading In practice, what is he?
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From this reading As a Scotsman, the English people have my profound sympathy.
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From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
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From this reading Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc.
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From this reading As a Scotsman, the English people have my profound sympathy.
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From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
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From this reading As a Scotsman, the English people have my profound sympathy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc.
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From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
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From this reading Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc.
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From this reading Author of "The First Hundred Thousand," "Getting Together," "A Safety Match," Etc.
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From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the comic papers of all countries the Englishman is depicted--or was in the days of peace--as stupid, purseproud, thick-skinned, arrogant, and tyrannical.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In practice, what is he?
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From this reading The whipping-boy of the British Empire.
