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Chapter XVII
FUTURE PROGRESS. Digging the sewerage of Paris was no small task. The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris. The sewer, in fact, receives all the counterstrokes of the growth of Paris. It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.”
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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 is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
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From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
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From this reading The sewer, in fact, receives all the counterstrokes of the growth of Paris.
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From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
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From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
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From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
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From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
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From this reading The sewer, in fact, receives all the counterstrokes of the growth of Paris.
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From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
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From this reading Digging the sewerage of Paris was no small task.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
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From this reading The sewer, in fact, receives all the counterstrokes of the growth of Paris.
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From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
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From this reading FUTURE PROGRESS.
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From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
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From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
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From this reading The sewer, in fact, receives all the counterstrokes of the growth of Paris.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sewer, in fact, receives all the counterstrokes of the growth of Paris.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
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From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
not any; not one
From this reading Digging the sewerage of Paris was no small task.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Digging the sewerage of Paris was no small task.
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From this reading Digging the sewerage of Paris was no small task.
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From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
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From this reading FUTURE PROGRESS.
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From this reading The sewer, in fact, receives all the counterstrokes of the growth of Paris.
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From this reading The sewer, in fact, receives all the counterstrokes of the growth of Paris.
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From this reading Digging the sewerage of Paris was no small task.
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From this reading Digging the sewerage of Paris was no small task.
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From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
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From this reading Digging the sewerage of Paris was no small task.
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From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Digging the sewerage of Paris was no small task.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
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From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
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From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Digging the sewerage of Paris was no small task.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is in the ground a species of dark polypus with a thousand antennæ, which grows below, equally with the city above.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The last ten centuries have toiled at it without being able to finish, any more than they could finish Paris.
