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Chapter IV
IN WHICH ERNEST DECLINES A PROPOSITION. The battle had been fought and lost to me. Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me. He was reckless and desperate. He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The battle had been fought and lost to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.”
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.”
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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 IN WHICH ERNEST DECLINES A PROPOSITION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The battle had been fought and lost to me.
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From this reading Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.
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From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
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From this reading The battle had been fought and lost to me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The battle had been fought and lost to me.
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From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST DECLINES A PROPOSITION.
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From this reading He was reckless and desperate.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST DECLINES A PROPOSITION.
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From this reading Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
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From this reading The battle had been fought and lost to me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The battle had been fought and lost to me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was reckless and desperate.
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From this reading Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST DECLINES A PROPOSITION.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
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From this reading The battle had been fought and lost to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The battle had been fought and lost to me.
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From this reading Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.
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From this reading Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.
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From this reading Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST DECLINES A PROPOSITION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was reckless and desperate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Parasyte, roused to the highest pitch of anger and excitement, seemed to be determined to overwhelm me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The battle had been fought and lost to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The battle had been fought and lost to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was reckless and desperate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST DECLINES A PROPOSITION.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had smashed my boat apparently with as little compunction as he would snap a dead stick in his fingers.
