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Chapter VII
"Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents." "Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos." "I don't deny it. All that was distinctly the chance of life and death. That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “"Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos."”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."”
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From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
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From this reading All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
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From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
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From this reading All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
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From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
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From this reading "Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos."
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From this reading All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
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From this reading "I don't deny it.
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From this reading All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
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From this reading "I don't deny it.
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From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
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From this reading "Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos."
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From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
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From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
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From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't deny it.
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From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos."
not any; not one
From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
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From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that was distinctly the chance of life and death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That belonged to God; and no doubt it was law, though it seems chance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Neither was poor Conrad Dryfoos."
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From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
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From this reading "Well, I wasn't exactly advising the police to go and club the railroad presidents."
