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Chapter XIX
ON THE BORDERS OF DISGRACE. He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred. “You low-down ruffian!” he said, shaking his fist at the retreating man. “Do you think you can treat me that way and me not strike back at you? Well, you can’t!
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shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading “ON THE BORDERS OF DISGRACE.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““You low-down ruffian!” he said, shaking his fist at the retreating man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you think you can treat me that way and me not strike back at you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, you can’t!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You low-down ruffian!” he said, shaking his fist at the retreating man.
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From this reading “Do you think you can treat me that way and me not strike back at you?
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
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From this reading ON THE BORDERS OF DISGRACE.
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Do you think you can treat me that way and me not strike back at you?
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From this reading Well, you can’t!
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading ON THE BORDERS OF DISGRACE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think you can treat me that way and me not strike back at you?
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
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From this reading “You low-down ruffian!” he said, shaking his fist at the retreating man.
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
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From this reading “You low-down ruffian!” he said, shaking his fist at the retreating man.
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From this reading “You low-down ruffian!” he said, shaking his fist at the retreating man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you think you can treat me that way and me not strike back at you?
not any; not one
From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Do you think you can treat me that way and me not strike back at you?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE BORDERS OF DISGRACE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE BORDERS OF DISGRACE.
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
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From this reading “You low-down ruffian!” he said, shaking his fist at the retreating man.
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From this reading “You low-down ruffian!” he said, shaking his fist at the retreating man.
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From this reading “You low-down ruffian!” he said, shaking his fist at the retreating man.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You low-down ruffian!” he said, shaking his fist at the retreating man.
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
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From this reading “Do you think you can treat me that way and me not strike back at you?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you think you can treat me that way and me not strike back at you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE BORDERS OF DISGRACE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think you can treat me that way and me not strike back at you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
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From this reading “Do you think you can treat me that way and me not strike back at you?
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
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From this reading “Do you think you can treat me that way and me not strike back at you?
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From this reading Well, you can’t!
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From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was no sooner out of sight than Wilkins sprang to his feet, his form trembling, his eyes blazing, his brain on fire with rage and hatred.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You low-down ruffian!” he said, shaking his fist at the retreating man.
