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Chapter XVII
On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist. I knew he was leaning that way. He is an artist. Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union. Now at twenty-four he is bringing home prizes and gold medals which he pretends to despise.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.”
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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 On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He is an artist.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now at twenty-four he is bringing home prizes and gold medals which he pretends to despise.
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From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
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From this reading He is an artist.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
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From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
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From this reading On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.
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From this reading On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.
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From this reading Now at twenty-four he is bringing home prizes and gold medals which he pretends to despise.
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From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
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From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
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From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
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From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
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From this reading Now at twenty-four he is bringing home prizes and gold medals which he pretends to despise.
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From this reading On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.
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From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
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From this reading Now at twenty-four he is bringing home prizes and gold medals which he pretends to despise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew he was leaning that way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.
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From this reading Now at twenty-four he is bringing home prizes and gold medals which he pretends to despise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is an artist.
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From this reading I knew he was leaning that way.
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From this reading I knew he was leaning that way.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.
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From this reading Now at twenty-four he is bringing home prizes and gold medals which he pretends to despise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.
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From this reading Now at twenty-four he is bringing home prizes and gold medals which he pretends to despise.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.
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From this reading Now at twenty-four he is bringing home prizes and gold medals which he pretends to despise.
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From this reading Now at twenty-four he is bringing home prizes and gold medals which he pretends to despise.
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From this reading On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew he was leaning that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
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From this reading Now at twenty-four he is bringing home prizes and gold medals which he pretends to despise.
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From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
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From this reading Ann wanted him to go to college, but he broke away to the classes at Cooper Union.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.
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From this reading I knew he was leaning that way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now at twenty-four he is bringing home prizes and gold medals which he pretends to despise.
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From this reading On his eighteenth birthday, Billy asked me why I was not a socialist.
