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Chapter I
The humblest events sometimes result from the most grandiose beginnings. You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance! I suppose there's a guy like McCleary in every office. Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me. But try as I might, I could never get along with McCleary.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But try as I might, I could never get along with McCleary.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I suppose there's a guy like McCleary in every office.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “But try as I might, I could never get along with McCleary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The humblest events sometimes result from the most grandiose beginnings.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose there's a guy like McCleary in every office.”
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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 I suppose there's a guy like McCleary in every office.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But try as I might, I could never get along with McCleary.
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From this reading The humblest events sometimes result from the most grandiose beginnings.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But try as I might, I could never get along with McCleary.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But try as I might, I could never get along with McCleary.
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From this reading The humblest events sometimes result from the most grandiose beginnings.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I suppose there's a guy like McCleary in every office.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The humblest events sometimes result from the most grandiose beginnings.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading The humblest events sometimes result from the most grandiose beginnings.
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From this reading I suppose there's a guy like McCleary in every office.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose there's a guy like McCleary in every office.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I suppose there's a guy like McCleary in every office.
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From this reading You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading I suppose there's a guy like McCleary in every office.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading I suppose there's a guy like McCleary in every office.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But try as I might, I could never get along with McCleary.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading The humblest events sometimes result from the most grandiose beginnings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading I suppose there's a guy like McCleary in every office.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading The humblest events sometimes result from the most grandiose beginnings.
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From this reading The humblest events sometimes result from the most grandiose beginnings.
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From this reading You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance!
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From this reading You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose there's a guy like McCleary in every office.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The humblest events sometimes result from the most grandiose beginnings.
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From this reading I suppose there's a guy like McCleary in every office.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance!
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From this reading But try as I might, I could never get along with McCleary.
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From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now I'm not a hard man to get along with and it usually takes quite a bit more than overly bright remarks from the office boy to bother me.
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From this reading You'd never imagine space travel starting this way, for instance!
