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Chapter VI
The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails. Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought. All through the sleepless night he reviewed facts and theories and conditions. He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself. His one profound conclusion was that everything was wrong.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “His one profound conclusion was that everything was wrong.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “His one profound conclusion was that everything was wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “All through the sleepless night he reviewed facts and theories and conditions.”
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From this reading He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.
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From this reading Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.
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From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
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From this reading All through the sleepless night he reviewed facts and theories and conditions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All through the sleepless night he reviewed facts and theories and conditions.
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From this reading Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.
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From this reading He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.
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From this reading Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.
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From this reading His one profound conclusion was that everything was wrong.
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From this reading He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.
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From this reading All through the sleepless night he reviewed facts and theories and conditions.
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From this reading Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.
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From this reading He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading His one profound conclusion was that everything was wrong.
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From this reading All through the sleepless night he reviewed facts and theories and conditions.
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From this reading He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All through the sleepless night he reviewed facts and theories and conditions.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
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From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
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From this reading He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.
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From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
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From this reading He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.
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From this reading All through the sleepless night he reviewed facts and theories and conditions.
not any; not one
From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His one profound conclusion was that everything was wrong.
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From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
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From this reading His one profound conclusion was that everything was wrong.
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From this reading He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.
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From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
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From this reading All through the sleepless night he reviewed facts and theories and conditions.
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From this reading He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.
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From this reading Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.
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From this reading All through the sleepless night he reviewed facts and theories and conditions.
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From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His one profound conclusion was that everything was wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
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From this reading All through the sleepless night he reviewed facts and theories and conditions.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through the sleepless night he reviewed facts and theories and conditions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bonbright, alone in the darkness of his cell, was admirably situated for concentrated thought.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He reached few definite conclusions, and these more boyish than mature; he achieved to no satisfaction with himself.
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From this reading The world owes no small part of its advancement to the reflections of men in jails.
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From this reading His one profound conclusion was that everything was wrong.
