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Chapter XV
Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings. He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it. He foresaw that his job as president of a railroad would not be a sinecure. With all his forebodings, however, he was unprepared for the development which came the next day. Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “With all his forebodings, however, he was unprepared for the development which came the next day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With all his forebodings, however, he was unprepared for the development which came the next day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.”
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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 Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.
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From this reading With all his forebodings, however, he was unprepared for the development which came the next day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He foresaw that his job as president of a railroad would not be a sinecure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
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From this reading Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He foresaw that his job as president of a railroad would not be a sinecure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.
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From this reading Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
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From this reading With all his forebodings, however, he was unprepared for the development which came the next day.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
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From this reading Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
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From this reading With all his forebodings, however, he was unprepared for the development which came the next day.
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From this reading With all his forebodings, however, he was unprepared for the development which came the next day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
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From this reading Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
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From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
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From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With all his forebodings, however, he was unprepared for the development which came the next day.
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From this reading With all his forebodings, however, he was unprepared for the development which came the next day.
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From this reading He foresaw that his job as president of a railroad would not be a sinecure.
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From this reading Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
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From this reading Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading With all his forebodings, however, he was unprepared for the development which came the next day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
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From this reading He foresaw that his job as president of a railroad would not be a sinecure.
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From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
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From this reading Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.
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From this reading Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With all his forebodings, however, he was unprepared for the development which came the next day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.
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From this reading Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
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From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
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From this reading He foresaw that his job as president of a railroad would not be a sinecure.
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From this reading He foresaw that his job as president of a railroad would not be a sinecure.
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From this reading He foresaw that his job as president of a railroad would not be a sinecure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.
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From this reading With all his forebodings, however, he was unprepared for the development which came the next day.
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From this reading Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
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From this reading Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With all his forebodings, however, he was unprepared for the development which came the next day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.
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From this reading Montague went back to his work, but with a heart full of misgivings.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have liked to persuade himself that that was the end of the episode, but he could not do it.
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From this reading Young Curtiss called him up, early in the morning, and asked him to wait at his office.
