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LONDON AND A LONG SWIM. WHAT kind of a man was Governor Sir William Keith? There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community. He desired popularity, and he loved to please every one. He was constantly promising what he was not able to fulfill.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LONDON AND A LONG SWIM.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.”
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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 LONDON AND A LONG SWIM.
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From this reading He was constantly promising what he was not able to fulfill.
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From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON AND A LONG SWIM.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
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From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
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From this reading He was constantly promising what he was not able to fulfill.
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From this reading He desired popularity, and he loved to please every one.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
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From this reading He was constantly promising what he was not able to fulfill.
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From this reading WHAT kind of a man was Governor Sir William Keith?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He desired popularity, and he loved to please every one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
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From this reading WHAT kind of a man was Governor Sir William Keith?
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From this reading WHAT kind of a man was Governor Sir William Keith?
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From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
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From this reading LONDON AND A LONG SWIM.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONDON AND A LONG SWIM.
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From this reading He desired popularity, and he loved to please every one.
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From this reading WHAT kind of a man was Governor Sir William Keith?
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From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT kind of a man was Governor Sir William Keith?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
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From this reading He desired popularity, and he loved to please every one.
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From this reading He desired popularity, and he loved to please every one.
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From this reading He was constantly promising what he was not able to fulfill.
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From this reading WHAT kind of a man was Governor Sir William Keith?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
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From this reading LONDON AND A LONG SWIM.
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From this reading There are not many such, but one such may be found in almost every large community.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He desired popularity, and he loved to please every one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT kind of a man was Governor Sir William Keith?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT kind of a man was Governor Sir William Keith?
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From this reading WHAT kind of a man was Governor Sir William Keith?
