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Chapter I
Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing. You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon! _You better take your money back, mister. Thanks a lot but--no thanks. I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_You better take your money back, mister.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!”
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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 Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
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From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
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From this reading _You better take your money back, mister.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
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From this reading _You better take your money back, mister.
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From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thanks a lot but--no thanks.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
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From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thanks a lot but--no thanks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _You better take your money back, mister.
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From this reading _You better take your money back, mister.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
not any; not one
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
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From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _You better take your money back, mister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thanks a lot but--no thanks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
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From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
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From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
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From this reading I wasn't panhandling, my hat fell off and I was trying to find it on the sidewalk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Experimenting with the eyes can be a very dangerous thing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
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From this reading You can go blind--or maybe you'll see something no man alive was meant to look upon!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _You better take your money back, mister.
