Chapter III

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

later than; following

From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

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From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Should I be I, or would it be One-tenth another to nine-tenths me?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I often asked myself this question.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Should I be I, or would it be One-tenth another to nine-tenths me?

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From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

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From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

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From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

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From this reading Mother was then a school-teacher, Father a dry-goods clerk.

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From this reading Mother was then a school-teacher, Father a dry-goods clerk.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

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From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

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From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

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From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Should I be I, or would it be One-tenth another to nine-tenths me?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Should I be I, or would it be One-tenth another to nine-tenths me?

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From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

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From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

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From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

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From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

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From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I often asked myself this question.

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From this reading Should I be I, or would it be One-tenth another to nine-tenths me?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

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From this reading I often asked myself this question.

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From this reading Should I be I, or would it be One-tenth another to nine-tenths me?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Should I be I, or would it be One-tenth another to nine-tenths me?

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From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

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From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

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From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

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From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I often asked myself this question.

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From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

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From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

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From this reading Mother was then a school-teacher, Father a dry-goods clerk.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Should I be I, or would it be One-tenth another to nine-tenths me?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

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From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

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From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

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From this reading Mother was then a school-teacher, Father a dry-goods clerk.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But after each of my parents had had a preliminary romance, they met at a Methodist prayer-meeting, and each knew from the start what the outcome would be.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I often asked myself this question.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mother was then a school-teacher, Father a dry-goods clerk.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?

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From this reading THE ROOF-TREE If my father had married a certain sweetheart of his early youth, and Mother a suitor to whom she almost became engaged, what would have become of me?