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Chapter I
By Irving Cox, Jr. [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....] He tried to convince himself he had no right to gripe. It was a pleasant place to live; he had privacy and a bath of his own. And the Schermerhorns were reasonably broadminded people.
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He tried to convince himself he had no right to gripe.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “[Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a pleasant place to live; he had privacy and a bath of his own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He tried to convince himself he had no right to gripe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]”
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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 It was a pleasant place to live; he had privacy and a bath of his own.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a pleasant place to live; he had privacy and a bath of his own.
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From this reading It was a pleasant place to live; he had privacy and a bath of his own.
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From this reading And the Schermerhorns were reasonably broadminded people.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Irving Cox, Jr.
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From this reading He tried to convince himself he had no right to gripe.
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From this reading He tried to convince himself he had no right to gripe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried to convince himself he had no right to gripe.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He tried to convince himself he had no right to gripe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a pleasant place to live; he had privacy and a bath of his own.
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From this reading By Irving Cox, Jr.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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From this reading By Irving Cox, Jr.
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From this reading It was a pleasant place to live; he had privacy and a bath of his own.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
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From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
not any; not one
From this reading He tried to convince himself he had no right to gripe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a pleasant place to live; he had privacy and a bath of his own.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
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From this reading It was a pleasant place to live; he had privacy and a bath of his own.
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From this reading And the Schermerhorns were reasonably broadminded people.
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From this reading It was a pleasant place to live; he had privacy and a bath of his own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a pleasant place to live; he had privacy and a bath of his own.
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From this reading It was a pleasant place to live; he had privacy and a bath of his own.
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From this reading And the Schermerhorns were reasonably broadminded people.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tried to convince himself he had no right to gripe.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
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From this reading And the Schermerhorns were reasonably broadminded people.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
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From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried to convince himself he had no right to gripe.
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From this reading He tried to convince himself he had no right to gripe.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
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From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the Schermerhorns were reasonably broadminded people.
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From this reading [Sidenote: Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....]
