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Chapter XXI
Daylight's coming to civilization had not improved him. True, he wore better clothes, had learned slightly better manners, and spoke better English. As a gambler and a man-trampler he had developed remarkable efficiency. Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males. But he had hardened, and at the expense of his old-time, whole-souled geniality.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As a gambler and a man-trampler he had developed remarkable efficiency.”
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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 As a gambler and a man-trampler he had developed remarkable efficiency.
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From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading True, he wore better clothes, had learned slightly better manners, and spoke better English.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a gambler and a man-trampler he had developed remarkable efficiency.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he had hardened, and at the expense of his old-time, whole-souled geniality.
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From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
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From this reading True, he wore better clothes, had learned slightly better manners, and spoke better English.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had hardened, and at the expense of his old-time, whole-souled geniality.
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From this reading Daylight's coming to civilization had not improved him.
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From this reading Daylight's coming to civilization had not improved him.
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From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
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From this reading Daylight's coming to civilization had not improved him.
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From this reading As a gambler and a man-trampler he had developed remarkable efficiency.
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From this reading As a gambler and a man-trampler he had developed remarkable efficiency.
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From this reading True, he wore better clothes, had learned slightly better manners, and spoke better English.
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From this reading But he had hardened, and at the expense of his old-time, whole-souled geniality.
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From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
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From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
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From this reading As a gambler and a man-trampler he had developed remarkable efficiency.
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From this reading But he had hardened, and at the expense of his old-time, whole-souled geniality.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Daylight's coming to civilization had not improved him.
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From this reading But he had hardened, and at the expense of his old-time, whole-souled geniality.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True, he wore better clothes, had learned slightly better manners, and spoke better English.
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From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Daylight's coming to civilization had not improved him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
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From this reading Daylight's coming to civilization had not improved him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
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From this reading True, he wore better clothes, had learned slightly better manners, and spoke better English.
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From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
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From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
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From this reading As a gambler and a man-trampler he had developed remarkable efficiency.
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From this reading True, he wore better clothes, had learned slightly better manners, and spoke better English.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Daylight's coming to civilization had not improved him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
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From this reading But he had hardened, and at the expense of his old-time, whole-souled geniality.
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From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As a gambler and a man-trampler he had developed remarkable efficiency.
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From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
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From this reading True, he wore better clothes, had learned slightly better manners, and spoke better English.
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From this reading True, he wore better clothes, had learned slightly better manners, and spoke better English.
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From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
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From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Daylight's coming to civilization had not improved him.
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From this reading True, he wore better clothes, had learned slightly better manners, and spoke better English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he had hardened, and at the expense of his old-time, whole-souled geniality.
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From this reading Also, he had become used to a higher standard of living, and he had whetted his wits to razor sharpness in the fierce, complicated struggle of fighting males.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading True, he wore better clothes, had learned slightly better manners, and spoke better English.
