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Chapter I
_Ever hear of evil fairies who grant three wishes? McWorther's was more efficient. One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther. But for one missing detail, it would have been perfect. With his wife, Edna, he had planned well for retirement.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But for one missing detail, it would have been perfect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But for one missing detail, it would have been perfect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Ever hear of evil fairies who grant three wishes?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With his wife, Edna, he had planned well for retirement.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But for one missing detail, it would have been perfect.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But for one missing detail, it would have been perfect.
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From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for one missing detail, it would have been perfect.
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From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
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From this reading But for one missing detail, it would have been perfect.
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From this reading With his wife, Edna, he had planned well for retirement.
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From this reading McWorther's was more efficient.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Ever hear of evil fairies who grant three wishes?
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From this reading _Ever hear of evil fairies who grant three wishes?
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From this reading _Ever hear of evil fairies who grant three wishes?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
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From this reading _Ever hear of evil fairies who grant three wishes?
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From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With his wife, Edna, he had planned well for retirement.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for one missing detail, it would have been perfect.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With his wife, Edna, he had planned well for retirement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Ever hear of evil fairies who grant three wishes?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his wife, Edna, he had planned well for retirement.
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From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
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From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But for one missing detail, it would have been perfect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
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From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McWorther's was more efficient.
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From this reading But for one missing detail, it would have been perfect.
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From this reading McWorther's was more efficient.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Ever hear of evil fairies who grant three wishes?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
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From this reading But for one missing detail, it would have been perfect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his wife, Edna, he had planned well for retirement.
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From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With his wife, Edna, he had planned well for retirement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
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From this reading _Ever hear of evil fairies who grant three wishes?
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From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading McWorther's was more efficient.
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From this reading With his wife, Edna, he had planned well for retirement.
which person or people
From this reading _Ever hear of evil fairies who grant three wishes?
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From this reading With his wife, Edna, he had planned well for retirement.
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From this reading One wish was plenty to bring catastrophe!_ At one hundred and thirty, life was indeed gratifying for Titus McWorther.
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From this reading _Ever hear of evil fairies who grant three wishes?
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his wife, Edna, he had planned well for retirement.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But for one missing detail, it would have been perfect.
