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Chapter XVIII
BRUTALITY. A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love. That man was the young trooper, Wilkins. As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded. He was already angered against Barlow.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “He was already angered against Barlow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was already angered against Barlow.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.”
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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 had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was already angered against Barlow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was already angered against Barlow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
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From this reading He was already angered against Barlow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.
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From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.
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From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
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From this reading BRUTALITY.
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From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
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From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
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From this reading As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.
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From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
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From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
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From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
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From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
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From this reading As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
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From this reading As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.
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From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.
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From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.
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From this reading As he stopped a moment beneath the window he heard something of the talk that has been recorded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
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From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
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From this reading That man was the young trooper, Wilkins.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That man was the young trooper, Wilkins.
in or at the place that
From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
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From this reading That man was the young trooper, Wilkins.
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From this reading A man had passed under the window of the room where Joel Barlow made that brutal and threatening speech to the girl he claimed to love.
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From this reading That man was the young trooper, Wilkins.
