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Chapter XII
EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette. "Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself. He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story. To his mind Corinna had not much of a talent for it. He thought he could have told a better one himself.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He thought he could have told a better one himself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To his mind Corinna had not much of a talent for it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He thought he could have told a better one himself.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He thought he could have told a better one himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.”
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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 EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading He thought he could have told a better one himself.
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From this reading "Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself.
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From this reading EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading To his mind Corinna had not much of a talent for it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.
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From this reading EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To his mind Corinna had not much of a talent for it.
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From this reading "Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To his mind Corinna had not much of a talent for it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He thought he could have told a better one himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his mind Corinna had not much of a talent for it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself.
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From this reading EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his mind Corinna had not much of a talent for it.
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From this reading To his mind Corinna had not much of a talent for it.
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From this reading He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To his mind Corinna had not much of a talent for it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To his mind Corinna had not much of a talent for it.
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From this reading "Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He thought he could have told a better one himself.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.
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From this reading EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.
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From this reading EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.
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From this reading EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.
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From this reading He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.
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From this reading To his mind Corinna had not much of a talent for it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought he could have told a better one himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his mind Corinna had not much of a talent for it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself.
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From this reading "Oh, well, it can't last forever," he told himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EVAN LOSES A ROUND Evan, somewhat crestfallen, went out on deck and lit a cigarette.
in or at the place that
From this reading He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.
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From this reading He found a seat near an open window where he could overhear the story.
