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Chapter I
BY IRVING COX, JR. _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go. It's quite safe to leave us. I want to talk to him. Sit over there, Chris, where you can be comfortable.
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “_His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Sit over there, Chris, where you can be comfortable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's quite safe to leave us.”
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sit over there, Chris, where you can be comfortable.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Sit over there, Chris, where you can be comfortable.
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From this reading Sit over there, Chris, where you can be comfortable.
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From this reading Sit over there, Chris, where you can be comfortable.
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From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to talk to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading It's quite safe to leave us.
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From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.
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From this reading It's quite safe to leave us.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
above and across; more than
From this reading Sit over there, Chris, where you can be comfortable.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's quite safe to leave us.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading It's quite safe to leave us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sit over there, Chris, where you can be comfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading I want to talk to him.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading Sit over there, Chris, where you can be comfortable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's quite safe to leave us.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's quite safe to leave us.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading I want to talk to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
in or at the place that
From this reading Sit over there, Chris, where you can be comfortable.
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From this reading _His world was Utopia inhabited only by wealthy, brilliant, creative, ambitious people; it was the ultimate in freedom, exempt from taxes, social problems, petty responsibilities...._ Let him go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sit over there, Chris, where you can be comfortable.
