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Chapter XI
THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed. The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came. Hayley had passed out of his life. Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself. Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hayley had passed out of his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hayley had passed out of his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.”
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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 The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
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From this reading Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
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From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
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From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
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From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
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From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
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From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
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From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
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From this reading Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
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From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
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From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
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From this reading Hayley had passed out of his life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hayley had passed out of his life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hayley had passed out of his life.
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From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
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From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
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From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.
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From this reading Hayley had passed out of his life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hayley had passed out of his life.
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From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
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From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
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From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
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From this reading Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.
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From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
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From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
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From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.
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From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
