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Chapter X
It is quite simple, this programme. Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge. The trust? Ah, no. Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
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all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is quite simple, this programme.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.”
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From this reading Ah, no.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
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From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
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From this reading Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.
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From this reading Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.
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From this reading Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.
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From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is quite simple, this programme.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is quite simple, this programme.
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From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
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From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
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From this reading Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.
not any; not one
From this reading Ah, no.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
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From this reading It is quite simple, this programme.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is quite simple, this programme.
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From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
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From this reading It is quite simple, this programme.
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From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is quite simple, this programme.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
in the direction of
From this reading Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.
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From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
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From this reading The trust?
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From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
at the time that
From this reading Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Unlike the trembling middle-class man and the small capitalist, he sees nothing at which to be frightened.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Everything is moving in his direction, toward the day when he will take charge.
