Chapter XI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are different ways of being penniless, as we have said.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There are different ways of being penniless, as we have said.

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From this reading BARTON’S LITTLE BILL.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading There are different ways of being penniless, as we have said.

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From this reading BARTON’S LITTLE BILL.

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From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading And most people, too, find it easy enough to be largely in debt.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading There are different ways of being penniless, as we have said.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading And most people, too, find it easy enough to be largely in debt.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There are different ways of being penniless, as we have said.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And most people, too, find it easy enough to be largely in debt.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And most people, too, find it easy enough to be largely in debt.

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From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading And most people, too, find it easy enough to be largely in debt.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading BARTON’S LITTLE BILL.

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From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading And most people, too, find it easy enough to be largely in debt.

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From this reading MRS.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There are different ways of being penniless, as we have said.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading There are different ways of being penniless, as we have said.

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From this reading And most people, too, find it easy enough to be largely in debt.

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From this reading There are different ways of being penniless, as we have said.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading There are different ways of being penniless, as we have said.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading And most people, too, find it easy enough to be largely in debt.

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From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading There are different ways of being penniless, as we have said.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading There are different ways of being penniless, as we have said.

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From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

which person or people

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

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From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.

but in spite of that

From this reading The man who does his work from day to day may have nothing, and yet be easy enough; and the man who has wealth or expectations behind him may treat a momentary impecuniosity as a good joke.