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Chapter V
“You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated. “I have. If I can. But I warn you I have been near breaking point. And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But I warn you I have been near breaking point.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “But I warn you I have been near breaking point.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But I warn you I have been near breaking point.
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From this reading But I warn you I have been near breaking point.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I warn you I have been near breaking point.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If I can.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
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From this reading “You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated.
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From this reading “You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I can.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
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From this reading “You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
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From this reading But I warn you I have been near breaking point.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading But I warn you I have been near breaking point.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
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From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
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From this reading But I warn you I have been near breaking point.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And if I tumble off the high horse, if I can’t keep going regularly there to ride the moral high horse, that Committee will slump into utter scoundrelism.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have to go through with it,” Dr. Martineau repeated.
