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Chapter XVI
Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes. Wilfred raged internally. A man like Stanny to be brought down by _that_! What am I raging at? he asked himself. Certainly not at Stanny; nor at the unconscious, infantile Mitzi.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What am I raging at? he asked himself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A man like Stanny to be brought down by _that_!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “What am I raging at? he asked himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.”
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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 A man like Stanny to be brought down by _that_!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading What am I raging at? he asked himself.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What am I raging at? he asked himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A man like Stanny to be brought down by _that_!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A man like Stanny to be brought down by _that_!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A man like Stanny to be brought down by _that_!
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From this reading Certainly not at Stanny; nor at the unconscious, infantile Mitzi.
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From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
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From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
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From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
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From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What am I raging at? he asked himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading What am I raging at? he asked himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What am I raging at? he asked himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
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From this reading Certainly not at Stanny; nor at the unconscious, infantile Mitzi.
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From this reading Wilfred raged internally.
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From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
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From this reading A man like Stanny to be brought down by _that_!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
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From this reading A man like Stanny to be brought down by _that_!
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From this reading Certainly not at Stanny; nor at the unconscious, infantile Mitzi.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Certainly not at Stanny; nor at the unconscious, infantile Mitzi.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Certainly not at Stanny; nor at the unconscious, infantile Mitzi.
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From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
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From this reading Wilfred raged internally.
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From this reading What am I raging at? he asked himself.
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From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
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From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
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From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
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From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
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From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A man like Stanny to be brought down by _that_!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man like Stanny to be brought down by _that_!
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From this reading Certainly not at Stanny; nor at the unconscious, infantile Mitzi.
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From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
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From this reading Through sullen lashes Stanny watched the little thing go swaying down the room and through the curtain at the rear, an unfathomable pain in his eyes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What am I raging at? he asked himself.
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From this reading Wilfred raged internally.
