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Chapter XVII
As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY. It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it. Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again. It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth. He can never look upon life through the same eyes.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He can never look upon life through the same eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He can never look upon life through the same eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He can never look upon life through the same eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He can never look upon life through the same eyes.”
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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 Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
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From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
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From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
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From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
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From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
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From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
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From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
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From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
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From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
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From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
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From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
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From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
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From this reading He can never look upon life through the same eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
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From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He can never look upon life through the same eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He can never look upon life through the same eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
not any; not one
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He can never look upon life through the same eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He can never look upon life through the same eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
at the time that
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
