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Chapter XX
After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate. I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.” Meantime I had moved to Southern California, seeking an open-air life. I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers. As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.”
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later than; following
From this reading “After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.”
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “Meantime I had moved to Southern California, seeking an open-air life.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.””
went away to a private place
From this reading “After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.”
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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 I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.
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From this reading As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.”
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From this reading After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.
later than; following
From this reading After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Meantime I had moved to Southern California, seeking an open-air life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.
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From this reading As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
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From this reading Meantime I had moved to Southern California, seeking an open-air life.
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From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
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From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
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From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
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From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
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From this reading I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.
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From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
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From this reading I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.
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From this reading As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meantime I had moved to Southern California, seeking an open-air life.
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From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.
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From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
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From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Meantime I had moved to Southern California, seeking an open-air life.
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From this reading Meantime I had moved to Southern California, seeking an open-air life.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.”
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From this reading I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.
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From this reading I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.
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From this reading Meantime I had moved to Southern California, seeking an open-air life.
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From this reading As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.”
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From this reading After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.
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From this reading After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.
went away to a private place
From this reading After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.
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From this reading As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.”
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From this reading Meantime I had moved to Southern California, seeking an open-air life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meantime I had moved to Southern California, seeking an open-air life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.”
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From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
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From this reading As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After these strenuous adventures I retired to private life to recuperate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.
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From this reading As preliminary to them, there must be given a brief account of this “Roof-garden of the World.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I edited “The Cry for Justice,” and then, finding that I was still haunted by the Colorado situation, I wrote “King Coal.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been here four years, and alas, I have had a new set of experiences with newspapers.
