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Chapter XVII
THE HUMANENESS OF CHAMPERS What is the use of trying to make things worse? Let's find things to do, and forget things. --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office. "Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him. "Danged bad!"
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later than; following
From this reading “--_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE HUMANENESS OF CHAMPERS What is the use of trying to make things worse?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.”
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later than; following
From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let's find things to do, and forget things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him.
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From this reading "Danged bad!"
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From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
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From this reading THE HUMANENESS OF CHAMPERS What is the use of trying to make things worse?
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From this reading "Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him.
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From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
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From this reading "Danged bad!"
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From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
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From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Let's find things to do, and forget things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him.
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From this reading "Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him.
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From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
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From this reading Let's find things to do, and forget things.
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From this reading Let's find things to do, and forget things.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him.
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From this reading "Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
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From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
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From this reading "Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him.
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From this reading THE HUMANENESS OF CHAMPERS What is the use of trying to make things worse?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HUMANENESS OF CHAMPERS What is the use of trying to make things worse?
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From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
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From this reading Let's find things to do, and forget things.
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From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HUMANENESS OF CHAMPERS What is the use of trying to make things worse?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
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From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUMANENESS OF CHAMPERS What is the use of trying to make things worse?
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From this reading THE HUMANENESS OF CHAMPERS What is the use of trying to make things worse?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HUMANENESS OF CHAMPERS What is the use of trying to make things worse?
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From this reading THE HUMANENESS OF CHAMPERS What is the use of trying to make things worse?
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From this reading THE HUMANENESS OF CHAMPERS What is the use of trying to make things worse?
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From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
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From this reading "Hello, Champers, how's business?" he asked, with the cheerful way that drew even his enemies to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE HUMANENESS OF CHAMPERS What is the use of trying to make things worse?
in the company of; together with
From this reading --_The Light That Failed._ On the third day after Darley Champers had closed with Leigh Shirley, Horace Carey walked into his office.
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From this reading THE HUMANENESS OF CHAMPERS What is the use of trying to make things worse?
