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Chapter XXXII
OLD MR. CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS. OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty. As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country. One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.”
successful and without serious problems
From this reading “One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.”
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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 As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
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From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.
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From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
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From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
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From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
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From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.
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From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
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From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
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From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
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From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.
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From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
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From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
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From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
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From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.
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From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
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From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.
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From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
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From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
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From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
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From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.
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From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
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From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.
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From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.
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From this reading OLD MR.
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From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.
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From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
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From this reading OLD MR.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
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From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
successful and without serious problems
From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CALAMITY AND THE TEARING DOWN OF THE KING'S ARMS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
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From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUR gentlemanly friend Mr. Calamity was now very, very old, long past the milestone of eighty.
at the time that
From this reading As Philadelphia grew, the streets lengthening, the fine houses rising higher and higher, he began to doubt that he was a prophet, and he shunned Benjamin Franklin when the latter was in the country.
