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Chapter VI
Carpenter began to speak, quietly, in his grave, measured voice. “My brothers!” He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words. “My brothers: I am, as your chairman says, a stranger to this world of yours. I do not understand your vast machines and your complex arts.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Carpenter began to speak, quietly, in his grave, measured voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Carpenter began to speak, quietly, in his grave, measured voice.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““My brothers: I am, as your chairman says, a stranger to this world of yours.”
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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 “My brothers: I am, as your chairman says, a stranger to this world of yours.
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From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “My brothers: I am, as your chairman says, a stranger to this world of yours.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I do not understand your vast machines and your complex arts.
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From this reading I do not understand your vast machines and your complex arts.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carpenter began to speak, quietly, in his grave, measured voice.
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From this reading “My brothers!”
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From this reading Carpenter began to speak, quietly, in his grave, measured voice.
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From this reading “My brothers: I am, as your chairman says, a stranger to this world of yours.
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From this reading I do not understand your vast machines and your complex arts.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not understand your vast machines and your complex arts.
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From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
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From this reading Carpenter began to speak, quietly, in his grave, measured voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Carpenter began to speak, quietly, in his grave, measured voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My brothers: I am, as your chairman says, a stranger to this world of yours.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carpenter began to speak, quietly, in his grave, measured voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
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From this reading I do not understand your vast machines and your complex arts.
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From this reading Carpenter began to speak, quietly, in his grave, measured voice.
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From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My brothers!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not understand your vast machines and your complex arts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
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From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
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From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
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From this reading Carpenter began to speak, quietly, in his grave, measured voice.
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From this reading “My brothers: I am, as your chairman says, a stranger to this world of yours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
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From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
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From this reading Carpenter began to speak, quietly, in his grave, measured voice.
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From this reading “My brothers: I am, as your chairman says, a stranger to this world of yours.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “My brothers: I am, as your chairman says, a stranger to this world of yours.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carpenter began to speak, quietly, in his grave, measured voice.
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From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not understand your vast machines and your complex arts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carpenter began to speak, quietly, in his grave, measured voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My brothers: I am, as your chairman says, a stranger to this world of yours.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He waited for some time, as if that were enough; as if all the problems of life would be solved, if only men would understand those two words.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My brothers: I am, as your chairman says, a stranger to this world of yours.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “My brothers: I am, as your chairman says, a stranger to this world of yours.
