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Chapter I
He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name. But to really exist you have to have a body--and he couldn't find his! "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!" I stared at the woman. For a brief second I had felt that she was my wife.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But to really exist you have to have a body--and he couldn't find his!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But to really exist you have to have a body--and he couldn't find his!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a brief second I had felt that she was my wife.”
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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 But to really exist you have to have a body--and he couldn't find his!
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From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But to really exist you have to have a body--and he couldn't find his!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I stared at the woman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to really exist you have to have a body--and he couldn't find his!
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From this reading For a brief second I had felt that she was my wife.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to really exist you have to have a body--and he couldn't find his!
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From this reading But to really exist you have to have a body--and he couldn't find his!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
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From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.
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From this reading But to really exist you have to have a body--and he couldn't find his!
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From this reading He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.
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From this reading For a brief second I had felt that she was my wife.
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From this reading But to really exist you have to have a body--and he couldn't find his!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a brief second I had felt that she was my wife.
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From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a brief second I had felt that she was my wife.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But to really exist you have to have a body--and he couldn't find his!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.
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From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
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From this reading He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.
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From this reading He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For a brief second I had felt that she was my wife.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.
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From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.
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From this reading He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.
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From this reading But to really exist you have to have a body--and he couldn't find his!
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From this reading For a brief second I had felt that she was my wife.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a brief second I had felt that she was my wife.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
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From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
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From this reading I stared at the woman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a brief second I had felt that she was my wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He knew he existed--even to the point of knowing his own name.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a brief second I had felt that she was my wife.
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From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "So what if I did spend this week's household allowance getting drunk last night!"
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From this reading For a brief second I had felt that she was my wife.
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From this reading I stared at the woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But to really exist you have to have a body--and he couldn't find his!
