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Chapter III
Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake. For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening. All we ask of you is to improve on the old people. You can see where I fooled myself, and you can do better. Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.
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feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “You can see where I fooled myself, and you can do better.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.”
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From this reading All we ask of you is to improve on the old people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.
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From this reading All we ask of you is to improve on the old people.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.
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From this reading You can see where I fooled myself, and you can do better.
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From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can see where I fooled myself, and you can do better.
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From this reading For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You can see where I fooled myself, and you can do better.
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From this reading For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening.
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From this reading You can see where I fooled myself, and you can do better.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
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From this reading Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.
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From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
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From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You can see where I fooled myself, and you can do better.
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From this reading All we ask of you is to improve on the old people.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening.
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From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening.
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From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading You can see where I fooled myself, and you can do better.
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From this reading Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.
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From this reading For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
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From this reading All we ask of you is to improve on the old people.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All we ask of you is to improve on the old people.
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From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
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From this reading For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All we ask of you is to improve on the old people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.
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From this reading Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
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From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can see where I fooled myself, and you can do better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All we ask of you is to improve on the old people.
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From this reading Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.
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From this reading Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening.
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From this reading For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
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From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
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From this reading For us the day is wearing out, and it is now way long into the shank of the evening.
in or at the place that
From this reading You can see where I fooled myself, and you can do better.
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From this reading Read and write, and sifer, and polo, and get nolledge, and try not to be ashamed of your uncultivated parents.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Remember that you are the only boy we've got, and we are only going through the motions of living here for your sake.
