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Chapter XXVII
"THOSE PAMPHLETS." BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention. Samuel was a thrifty man in a growing town. "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so. Samuel, your father was a good man.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.”
successful and without serious problems
From this reading “"It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"THOSE PAMPHLETS."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.”
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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 Samuel was a thrifty man in a growing town.
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From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
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From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
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From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
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From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
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From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
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From this reading Samuel, your father was a good man.
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From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
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From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
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From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
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From this reading Samuel was a thrifty man in a growing town.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
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From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
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From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Samuel was a thrifty man in a growing town.
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From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
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From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Samuel was a thrifty man in a growing town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THOSE PAMPHLETS."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
successful and without serious problems
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "THOSE PAMPHLETS."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Samuel was a thrifty man in a growing town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Samuel was a thrifty man in a growing town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
which person or people
From this reading BENJAMIN FRANKLIN loved to meet Samuel Franklin, Uncle Benjamin's son, who also had caught the gentle philosopher's spirit, and was making good his father's intention.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is the joy of my life to find you so prosperous," said Franklin, "for it would have made your father's heart happy could he have known that one day I would find you so.
