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Chapter I
A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC. This little story was written nearly five years ago. The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself. Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years. I put it away a revolutionary document; I took it out a quiet and rather obvious statement of generally accepted views.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This little story was written nearly five years ago.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I put it away a revolutionary document; I took it out a quiet and rather obvious statement of generally accepted views.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.”
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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 A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.
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From this reading I put it away a revolutionary document; I took it out a quiet and rather obvious statement of generally accepted views.
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From this reading This little story was written nearly five years ago.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
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From this reading A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.
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From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.
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From this reading Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years.
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From this reading A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.
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From this reading I put it away a revolutionary document; I took it out a quiet and rather obvious statement of generally accepted views.
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From this reading A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.
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From this reading This little story was written nearly five years ago.
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From this reading I put it away a revolutionary document; I took it out a quiet and rather obvious statement of generally accepted views.
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From this reading Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years.
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From this reading Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
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From this reading A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.
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From this reading Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
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From this reading A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This little story was written nearly five years ago.
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From this reading A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
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From this reading This little story was written nearly five years ago.
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From this reading I put it away a revolutionary document; I took it out a quiet and rather obvious statement of generally accepted views.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.
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From this reading I put it away a revolutionary document; I took it out a quiet and rather obvious statement of generally accepted views.
above and across; more than
From this reading Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years.
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From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
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From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
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From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
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From this reading I put it away a revolutionary document; I took it out a quiet and rather obvious statement of generally accepted views.
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From this reading I put it away a revolutionary document; I took it out a quiet and rather obvious statement of generally accepted views.
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From this reading Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years.
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From this reading Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years.
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From this reading I put it away a revolutionary document; I took it out a quiet and rather obvious statement of generally accepted views.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
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From this reading I put it away a revolutionary document; I took it out a quiet and rather obvious statement of generally accepted views.
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From this reading A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Captain of Industry BEING _The Story of a Civilized Man_ AUTHOR OF "THE JUNGLE," ETC.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This little story was written nearly five years ago.
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From this reading Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I put it away a revolutionary document; I took it out a quiet and rather obvious statement of generally accepted views.
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From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
up to a particular time
From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
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From this reading The verdict upon it was that it was "unpublishable," and so I put it away until I should be in position to publish it myself.
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From this reading I put it away a revolutionary document; I took it out a quiet and rather obvious statement of generally accepted views.
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From this reading Recently I read it over, and got an interesting vision of how the times have changed in five years.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This little story was written nearly five years ago.
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From this reading This little story was written nearly five years ago.
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From this reading This little story was written nearly five years ago.
