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Chapter VI
A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail. Hope you get that part. Not that I want to seem chesty over it. Just goes to show, that's all. For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Not that I want to seem chesty over it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hope you get that part.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.”
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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 A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail.
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From this reading Just goes to show, that's all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail.
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From this reading A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
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From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
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From this reading Not that I want to seem chesty over it.
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From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail.
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From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
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From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
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From this reading Hope you get that part.
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From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
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From this reading Just goes to show, that's all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
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From this reading Hope you get that part.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not that I want to seem chesty over it.
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From this reading Just goes to show, that's all.
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From this reading A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail.
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From this reading A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that I want to seem chesty over it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
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From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
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From this reading A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail.
above and across; more than
From this reading Not that I want to seem chesty over it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hope you get that part.
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From this reading A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail.
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From this reading Not that I want to seem chesty over it.
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From this reading Just goes to show, that's all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hope you get that part.
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From this reading Just goes to show, that's all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail.
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From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
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From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not that I want to seem chesty over it.
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From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
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From this reading Not that I want to seem chesty over it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail.
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From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For, of the whole force here at the General offices, there's just three of us can carve up the mornin' mail without gettin' fired for it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A BALANCE FOR THE BOSS You see, I was openin' the mornin' mail.
