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Chapter XXII
He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs. As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne. He called himself a fool. The glare in front of a cheap music-hall attracted him. He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He called himself a fool.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The glare in front of a cheap music-hall attracted him.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He called himself a fool.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.”
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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 He called himself a fool.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
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From this reading The glare in front of a cheap music-hall attracted him.
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From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
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From this reading He called himself a fool.
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From this reading The glare in front of a cheap music-hall attracted him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
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From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
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From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
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From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
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From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
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From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
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From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
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From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He called himself a fool.
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From this reading The glare in front of a cheap music-hall attracted him.
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From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The glare in front of a cheap music-hall attracted him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
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From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The glare in front of a cheap music-hall attracted him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He called himself a fool.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
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From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
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From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
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From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The glare in front of a cheap music-hall attracted him.
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From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
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From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
not any; not one
From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The glare in front of a cheap music-hall attracted him.
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From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
above and across; more than
From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
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From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
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From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
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From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
in or at the place that
From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could walk no longer through the drizzling rain, in futile struggle with his soul’s needs.
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From this reading He entered, mounted to the nine-penny balcony, where he stood leaning over the wooden partition, wedged among a crowd of loungers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As possible to cut out his heart and fling it at Everard’s feet as to surrender Yvonne.
