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Chapter IV
MR. BARLOW. My dear, if you are a working man, it matters. When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered. I knew that the great disparity was wrong--even as we are taught that it is wrong.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew that the great disparity was wrong--even as we are taught that it is wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew that the great disparity was wrong--even as we are taught that it is wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.”
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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 My dear, if you are a working man, it matters.
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From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My dear, if you are a working man, it matters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I knew that the great disparity was wrong--even as we are taught that it is wrong.
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From this reading BARLOW.
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From this reading My dear, if you are a working man, it matters.
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From this reading I knew that the great disparity was wrong--even as we are taught that it is wrong.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew that the great disparity was wrong--even as we are taught that it is wrong.
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From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew that the great disparity was wrong--even as we are taught that it is wrong.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
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From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My dear, if you are a working man, it matters.
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From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I knew that the great disparity was wrong--even as we are taught that it is wrong.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dear, if you are a working man, it matters.
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From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
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From this reading My dear, if you are a working man, it matters.
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From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
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From this reading My dear, if you are a working man, it matters.
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear, if you are a working man, it matters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
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From this reading I knew that the great disparity was wrong--even as we are taught that it is wrong.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew that the great disparity was wrong--even as we are taught that it is wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
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From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I knew that the great disparity was wrong--even as we are taught that it is wrong.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I knew that the great disparity was wrong--even as we are taught that it is wrong.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
at the time that
From this reading When I went into the homes of my poor fellows, when they were ill or had had accidents--then I knew it mattered.
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From this reading My dear, if you are a working man, it matters.
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From this reading I knew that the great disparity was wrong--even as we are taught that it is wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear, if you are a working man, it matters.
