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Chapter III
And now we come to the point. In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways. Instinct, as a factor of development, had its limitations. It culminated in that remarkable mechanism, the bee-swarm. It could go no farther.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now we come to the point.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It could go no farther.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “And now we come to the point.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It culminated in that remarkable mechanism, the bee-swarm.”
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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 In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now we come to the point.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Instinct, as a factor of development, had its limitations.
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From this reading It culminated in that remarkable mechanism, the bee-swarm.
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From this reading In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now we come to the point.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could go no farther.
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From this reading It culminated in that remarkable mechanism, the bee-swarm.
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From this reading In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways.
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From this reading In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways.
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From this reading Instinct, as a factor of development, had its limitations.
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From this reading It could go no farther.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways.
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From this reading It could go no farther.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Instinct, as a factor of development, had its limitations.
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From this reading In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways.
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From this reading Instinct, as a factor of development, had its limitations.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It culminated in that remarkable mechanism, the bee-swarm.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Instinct, as a factor of development, had its limitations.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways.
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From this reading Instinct, as a factor of development, had its limitations.
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From this reading In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways.
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From this reading It culminated in that remarkable mechanism, the bee-swarm.
not any; not one
From this reading It could go no farther.
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From this reading And now we come to the point.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading And now we come to the point.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It culminated in that remarkable mechanism, the bee-swarm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It culminated in that remarkable mechanism, the bee-swarm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now we come to the point.
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From this reading In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now we come to the point.
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From this reading In the development of life from low to high, there came a dividing of the ways.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And now we come to the point.
