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Chapter XXXIII
This is no imaginative comparison of mine. To my mind radio-activity is a real disease of matter. Moreover, it is a contagious disease. It spreads. You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To my mind radio-activity is a real disease of matter.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “This is no imaginative comparison of mine.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “Moreover, it is a contagious disease.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.”
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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 To my mind radio-activity is a real disease of matter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
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From this reading This is no imaginative comparison of mine.
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From this reading Moreover, it is a contagious disease.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
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From this reading To my mind radio-activity is a real disease of matter.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
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From this reading This is no imaginative comparison of mine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is no imaginative comparison of mine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Moreover, it is a contagious disease.
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From this reading To my mind radio-activity is a real disease of matter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To my mind radio-activity is a real disease of matter.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is no imaginative comparison of mine.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, it is a contagious disease.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my mind radio-activity is a real disease of matter.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
not any; not one
From this reading This is no imaginative comparison of mine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is no imaginative comparison of mine.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
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From this reading To my mind radio-activity is a real disease of matter.
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From this reading To my mind radio-activity is a real disease of matter.
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From this reading It spreads.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is no imaginative comparison of mine.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To my mind radio-activity is a real disease of matter.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
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From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence.
