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Chapter VIII
As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle. That was nothing unusual for him, however. He was usually facing a hard job. He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction. He tackled this problem at once and with confidence.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He tackled this problem at once and with confidence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “That was nothing unusual for him, however.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “That was nothing unusual for him, however.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He tackled this problem at once and with confidence.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.”
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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 As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He tackled this problem at once and with confidence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
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From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He tackled this problem at once and with confidence.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
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From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
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From this reading He was usually facing a hard job.
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From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was nothing unusual for him, however.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
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From this reading He was usually facing a hard job.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was nothing unusual for him, however.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading That was nothing unusual for him, however.
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From this reading He was usually facing a hard job.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
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From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
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From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That was nothing unusual for him, however.
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From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
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From this reading He tackled this problem at once and with confidence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
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From this reading He tackled this problem at once and with confidence.
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From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
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From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
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From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
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From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
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From this reading He tackled this problem at once and with confidence.
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From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was nothing unusual for him, however.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He tackled this problem at once and with confidence.
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From this reading That was nothing unusual for him, however.
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From this reading He was usually facing a hard job.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was nothing unusual for him, however.
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From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
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From this reading He spent his life working on difficult tasks, and he never found one that he did not finish with satisfaction.
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From this reading As Booker Washington began the second year of his school, he met a new obstacle.
