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Chapter XIV
VISITS TO EUROPE Washington was a great traveler. He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that. He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee. While on these trips, he did most of his reading and writing. He was very fond of newspapers and magazines.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “VISITS TO EUROPE Washington was a great traveler.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “While on these trips, he did most of his reading and writing.”
during the time that
From this reading “While on these trips, he did most of his reading and writing.”
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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 VISITS TO EUROPE Washington was a great traveler.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
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From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading While on these trips, he did most of his reading and writing.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
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From this reading He was very fond of newspapers and magazines.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VISITS TO EUROPE Washington was a great traveler.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
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From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.
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From this reading He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
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From this reading He was very fond of newspapers and magazines.
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From this reading He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.
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From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
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From this reading While on these trips, he did most of his reading and writing.
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From this reading He was very fond of newspapers and magazines.
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From this reading He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
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From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While on these trips, he did most of his reading and writing.
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From this reading He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.
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From this reading He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.
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From this reading While on these trips, he did most of his reading and writing.
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From this reading He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading While on these trips, he did most of his reading and writing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VISITS TO EUROPE Washington was a great traveler.
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From this reading He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.
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From this reading VISITS TO EUROPE Washington was a great traveler.
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From this reading While on these trips, he did most of his reading and writing.
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From this reading He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.
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From this reading He was very fond of newspapers and magazines.
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From this reading VISITS TO EUROPE Washington was a great traveler.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VISITS TO EUROPE Washington was a great traveler.
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From this reading VISITS TO EUROPE Washington was a great traveler.
during the time that
From this reading While on these trips, he did most of his reading and writing.
which person or people
From this reading He traveled principally in the North, making speeches and interviewing people who might help Tuskegee.
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From this reading While on these trips, he did most of his reading and writing.
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From this reading He was away from his home at least half of each year and often more than that.
