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Chapter III
ONE OF THE LOST LEGION Among the lost legion are two kinds of men. There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world. There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect. The young tramp slouching along the bank of Willow Creek drank deep of the waters of despair. The rancher had called him a slacker, rotten to the core.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The young tramp slouching along the bank of Willow Creek drank deep of the waters of despair.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “ONE OF THE LOST LEGION Among the lost legion are two kinds of men.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE OF THE LOST LEGION Among the lost legion are two kinds of men.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.”
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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 There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The young tramp slouching along the bank of Willow Creek drank deep of the waters of despair.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ONE OF THE LOST LEGION Among the lost legion are two kinds of men.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ONE OF THE LOST LEGION Among the lost legion are two kinds of men.
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From this reading The young tramp slouching along the bank of Willow Creek drank deep of the waters of despair.
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From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
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From this reading There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
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From this reading The rancher had called him a slacker, rotten to the core.
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From this reading There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
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From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
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From this reading The rancher had called him a slacker, rotten to the core.
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From this reading The young tramp slouching along the bank of Willow Creek drank deep of the waters of despair.
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From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
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From this reading The young tramp slouching along the bank of Willow Creek drank deep of the waters of despair.
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From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
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From this reading The young tramp slouching along the bank of Willow Creek drank deep of the waters of despair.
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From this reading There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
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From this reading There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
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From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
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From this reading There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rancher had called him a slacker, rotten to the core.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rancher had called him a slacker, rotten to the core.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
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From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
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From this reading ONE OF THE LOST LEGION Among the lost legion are two kinds of men.
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From this reading ONE OF THE LOST LEGION Among the lost legion are two kinds of men.
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From this reading ONE OF THE LOST LEGION Among the lost legion are two kinds of men.
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From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
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From this reading ONE OF THE LOST LEGION Among the lost legion are two kinds of men.
not any; not one
From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE OF THE LOST LEGION Among the lost legion are two kinds of men.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE OF THE LOST LEGION Among the lost legion are two kinds of men.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
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From this reading The rancher had called him a slacker, rotten to the core.
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From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rancher had called him a slacker, rotten to the core.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rancher had called him a slacker, rotten to the core.
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From this reading The young tramp slouching along the bank of Willow Creek drank deep of the waters of despair.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
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From this reading There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE OF THE LOST LEGION Among the lost legion are two kinds of men.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
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From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young tramp slouching along the bank of Willow Creek drank deep of the waters of despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE OF THE LOST LEGION Among the lost legion are two kinds of men.
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From this reading The young tramp slouching along the bank of Willow Creek drank deep of the waters of despair.
which person or people
From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
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From this reading The young tramp slouching along the bank of Willow Creek drank deep of the waters of despair.
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From this reading There are those who have killed or buried so deep the divine fire of their manhood that for them there seems no chance of recovery in this world.
but in spite of that
From this reading There are those in whom still burns somewhere a faint candle that may yet flame to a dynamic glow of self-respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young tramp slouching along the bank of Willow Creek drank deep of the waters of despair.
