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Chapter XVII
LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET. THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship. He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city." When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream. He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."”
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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 LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.
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From this reading LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.
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From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.
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From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
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From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
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From this reading LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.
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From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
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From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
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From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
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From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
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From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
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From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
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From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
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From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
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From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
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From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
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From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
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From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
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From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
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From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
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From this reading LITTLE BEN'S ADVENTURES AS A POET.
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From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
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From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He always thought of provincial Boston as his "beloved city."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THAT was a charmed life that little Ben Franklin led in the early days of his apprenticeship.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
at the time that
From this reading When he grew old, the Boston of his boyhood was to him a delightful dream.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He and his father were on excellent terms with each other.
