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Chapter III
For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands. Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest. He had imagination. No business man succeeds without it. With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.”
not friendly or close
From this reading “Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “No business man succeeds without it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.”
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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 With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.
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From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
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From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
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From this reading Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.
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From this reading No business man succeeds without it.
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From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
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From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
not friendly or close
From this reading Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
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From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
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From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
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From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
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From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
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From this reading Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had imagination.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.
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From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
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From this reading He had imagination.
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From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No business man succeeds without it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.
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From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
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From this reading No business man succeeds without it.
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From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
not any; not one
From this reading No business man succeeds without it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
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From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
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From this reading Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.
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From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
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From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
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From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
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From this reading Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.
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From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
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From this reading Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.
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From this reading No business man succeeds without it.
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From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.
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From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
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From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading No business man succeeds without it.
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From this reading For five days Thorpe cut wood, made fires, drew water, swept floors, and ran errands.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes he would look across the broad stump-dotted plain to the distant forest.
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From this reading With him the great struggle to wrest from an impassive and aloof nature what she has so long held securely as her own, took on the proportions of a battle.
