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Chapter II
1823-1827. COLLEGE LIFE. In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale. Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October. College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “COLLEGE LIFE.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.”
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From this reading 1823-1827.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.
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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.
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From this reading COLLEGE LIFE.
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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.
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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.
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From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.
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From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.
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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.
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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.
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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLLEGE LIFE.
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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.
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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.
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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.
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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.
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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.
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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.
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From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Commencement was then held in September and first term opened late in October.
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From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.
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From this reading College life left a more enduring impress upon Willis than upon almost any other American writer.
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From this reading In the fall of 1823, Willis entered Yale.
