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Chapter IX
“No, it isn’t a vacation; it’s a summer-course in practical sociology.” “Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself. “All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us. But somehow the theories didn’t seem to correspond with the facts. I said to myself, ‘I’ve got to check them up.’
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I said to myself, ‘I’ve got to check them up.’”
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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 “No, it isn’t a vacation; it’s a summer-course in practical sociology.”
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From this reading “All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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From this reading But somehow the theories didn’t seem to correspond with the facts.
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself.
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From this reading I said to myself, ‘I’ve got to check them up.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, it isn’t a vacation; it’s a summer-course in practical sociology.”
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From this reading “No, it isn’t a vacation; it’s a summer-course in practical sociology.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.
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From this reading “Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I said to myself, ‘I’ve got to check them up.’
not any; not one
From this reading “No, it isn’t a vacation; it’s a summer-course in practical sociology.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself.
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From this reading “Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself.
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From this reading “All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.
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From this reading “All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.
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From this reading “No, it isn’t a vacation; it’s a summer-course in practical sociology.”
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From this reading “All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.
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From this reading “Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself.
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From this reading “Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself.
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From this reading But somehow the theories didn’t seem to correspond with the facts.
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From this reading “Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself.
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From this reading “No, it isn’t a vacation; it’s a summer-course in practical sociology.”
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From this reading But somehow the theories didn’t seem to correspond with the facts.
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From this reading “Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself.
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From this reading “No, it isn’t a vacation; it’s a summer-course in practical sociology.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, I see!” said the marshal; and he smiled in spite of himself.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I said to myself, ‘I’ve got to check them up.’
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From this reading “All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.
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From this reading I said to myself, ‘I’ve got to check them up.’
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.
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From this reading “No, it isn’t a vacation; it’s a summer-course in practical sociology.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But somehow the theories didn’t seem to correspond with the facts.
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From this reading “All last year we let the professors of political economy hand out their theories to us.
