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Chapter I
[Stephen Vincent Bene't, American Poet and short-story writer -- 1898-1943.] [Note on text: Italicized stanzas will be indented 5 spaces. Italicized words or phrases have been capitalized. Lines longer than 77 characters have been broken, and the continuation is indented two spaces.] To W. R. B.
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the past participle of “be”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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the past participle of “be”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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touching and supported by a surface
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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