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Chapter I
Have you found out about the Big Engine? It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now? There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round. There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke. There's a man in the west who thinks all women are witches and run the world by conjure magic.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Have you found out about the Big Engine?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you found out about the Big Engine?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you found out about the Big Engine?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.”
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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 There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Have you found out about the Big Engine?
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From this reading It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's a man in the west who thinks all women are witches and run the world by conjure magic.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now?
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There's a man in the west who thinks all women are witches and run the world by conjure magic.
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
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From this reading There's a man in the west who thinks all women are witches and run the world by conjure magic.
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
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From this reading Have you found out about the Big Engine?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you found out about the Big Engine?
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From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you found out about the Big Engine?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now?
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From this reading It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now?
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now?
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
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From this reading There's a man in the west who thinks all women are witches and run the world by conjure magic.
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From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
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From this reading There's a man in the west who thinks all women are witches and run the world by conjure magic.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
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From this reading It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
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From this reading Have you found out about the Big Engine?
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From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
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From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
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From this reading There's a man in the west who thinks all women are witches and run the world by conjure magic.
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From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
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From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
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From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have you found out about the Big Engine?
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From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
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From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's all around us, you know--can't you hear it even now?
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
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From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
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From this reading There's a man in the west who thinks all women are witches and run the world by conjure magic.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
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From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
at the time that
From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
which person or people
From this reading There's a boy in Chicago who thinks we're all of us just the thoughts of a green cat; when the green cat dies we'll all puff to nothing like smoke.
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From this reading There's a man in the west who thinks all women are witches and run the world by conjure magic.
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From this reading There's a man in the west who thinks all women are witches and run the world by conjure magic.
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From this reading There are all sorts of screwy theories (the Professor said) of what makes the wheels of the world go round.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you found out about the Big Engine?
