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Chapter I
FINAL REMARKS. A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel. I know this from experience. He has no clear idea of his story; in fact he has no story. He merely has some people in his mind, and an incident or two, also a locality.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know this from experience.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He merely has some people in his mind, and an incident or two, also a locality.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.”
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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 A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
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From this reading He merely has some people in his mind, and an incident or two, also a locality.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He merely has some people in his mind, and an incident or two, also a locality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He merely has some people in his mind, and an incident or two, also a locality.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
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From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
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From this reading He has no clear idea of his story; in fact he has no story.
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From this reading I know this from experience.
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From this reading He has no clear idea of his story; in fact he has no story.
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From this reading FINAL REMARKS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I know this from experience.
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From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He has no clear idea of his story; in fact he has no story.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know this from experience.
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From this reading He has no clear idea of his story; in fact he has no story.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has no clear idea of his story; in fact he has no story.
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From this reading He merely has some people in his mind, and an incident or two, also a locality.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know this from experience.
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From this reading He merely has some people in his mind, and an incident or two, also a locality.
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From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
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From this reading He merely has some people in his mind, and an incident or two, also a locality.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He merely has some people in his mind, and an incident or two, also a locality.
not any; not one
From this reading He has no clear idea of his story; in fact he has no story.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
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From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
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From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He merely has some people in his mind, and an incident or two, also a locality.
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From this reading He merely has some people in his mind, and an incident or two, also a locality.
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From this reading FINAL REMARKS.
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From this reading He merely has some people in his mind, and an incident or two, also a locality.
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From this reading He has no clear idea of his story; in fact he has no story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I know this from experience.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
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From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
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From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
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From this reading He merely has some people in his mind, and an incident or two, also a locality.
at the time that
From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
which person or people
From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a troublesome time of it when he tries to build a novel.
