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Chapter III
_Cavia Cobaya_ I find the following in Theodore Dreiser’s “Hey-Rub-a-Dub-Dub”; Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman? Has he ever? The first question sets an insoluble problem. How are we, in such intimate matters, to say what is the average and what is not the average?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Has he ever?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first question sets an insoluble problem.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has he ever?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The first question sets an insoluble problem.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The first question sets an insoluble problem.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How are we, in such intimate matters, to say what is the average and what is not the average?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How are we, in such intimate matters, to say what is the average and what is not the average?
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From this reading Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman?
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From this reading _Cavia Cobaya_ I find the following in Theodore Dreiser’s “Hey-Rub-a-Dub-Dub”;
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From this reading Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman?
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From this reading _Cavia Cobaya_ I find the following in Theodore Dreiser’s “Hey-Rub-a-Dub-Dub”;
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Has he ever?
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From this reading _Cavia Cobaya_ I find the following in Theodore Dreiser’s “Hey-Rub-a-Dub-Dub”;
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From this reading The first question sets an insoluble problem.
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From this reading _Cavia Cobaya_ I find the following in Theodore Dreiser’s “Hey-Rub-a-Dub-Dub”;
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has he ever?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Has he ever?
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From this reading _Cavia Cobaya_ I find the following in Theodore Dreiser’s “Hey-Rub-a-Dub-Dub”;
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman?
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From this reading How are we, in such intimate matters, to say what is the average and what is not the average?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Cavia Cobaya_ I find the following in Theodore Dreiser’s “Hey-Rub-a-Dub-Dub”;
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Cavia Cobaya_ I find the following in Theodore Dreiser’s “Hey-Rub-a-Dub-Dub”;
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From this reading The first question sets an insoluble problem.
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From this reading How are we, in such intimate matters, to say what is the average and what is not the average?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How are we, in such intimate matters, to say what is the average and what is not the average?
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From this reading Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman?
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From this reading How are we, in such intimate matters, to say what is the average and what is not the average?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How are we, in such intimate matters, to say what is the average and what is not the average?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman?
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From this reading The first question sets an insoluble problem.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first question sets an insoluble problem.
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From this reading How are we, in such intimate matters, to say what is the average and what is not the average?
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From this reading The first question sets an insoluble problem.
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From this reading Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman?
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From this reading Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How are we, in such intimate matters, to say what is the average and what is not the average?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Cavia Cobaya_ I find the following in Theodore Dreiser’s “Hey-Rub-a-Dub-Dub”;
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From this reading _Cavia Cobaya_ I find the following in Theodore Dreiser’s “Hey-Rub-a-Dub-Dub”;
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How are we, in such intimate matters, to say what is the average and what is not the average?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How are we, in such intimate matters, to say what is the average and what is not the average?
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From this reading Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman?
