Chapter XIV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

later than; following

From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

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From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

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From this reading THE WIGGLING EAR.

one or the other of two

From this reading “And she won’t have to wait so very long, either.

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “She’s promised to wait for me, and I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said to himself with a smile.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

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From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

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From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

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From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

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From this reading “She’s promised to wait for me, and I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said to himself with a smile.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “And she won’t have to wait so very long, either.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

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From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “She’s promised to wait for me, and I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said to himself with a smile.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

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From this reading “She’s promised to wait for me, and I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said to himself with a smile.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “She’s promised to wait for me, and I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said to himself with a smile.

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From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

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From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

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From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And she won’t have to wait so very long, either.

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From this reading “She’s promised to wait for me, and I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said to himself with a smile.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “She’s promised to wait for me, and I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said to himself with a smile.

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From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

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From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

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From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

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From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

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From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

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From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

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From this reading “She’s promised to wait for me, and I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said to himself with a smile.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

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From this reading “She’s promised to wait for me, and I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said to himself with a smile.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “And she won’t have to wait so very long, either.

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From this reading “She’s promised to wait for me, and I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said to himself with a smile.

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From this reading “She’s promised to wait for me, and I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said to himself with a smile.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “And she won’t have to wait so very long, either.

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From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

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From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE WIGGLING EAR.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

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From this reading I’m going after that post-office inspector job hammer and tongs--and nothing can stop me from getting it.”

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From this reading “And she won’t have to wait so very long, either.

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From this reading “She’s promised to wait for me, and I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said to himself with a smile.

at the time that

From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

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From this reading THE WIGGLING EAR.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Owen finished his deliveries and returned to the post office with a much lighter heart than when he had started out.

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From this reading “And she won’t have to wait so very long, either.

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From this reading “She’s promised to wait for me, and I’m the happiest man in the world,” he said to himself with a smile.