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Chapter XV
THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror. The craving for the drug was with him continually. If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it. But he had burned the bridges behind him. There was no way to get the stuff without going in person to a town of some size.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “But he had burned the bridges behind him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “There was no way to get the stuff without going in person to a town of some size.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.”
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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 THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But he had burned the bridges behind him.
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From this reading But he had burned the bridges behind him.
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From this reading But he had burned the bridges behind him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had burned the bridges behind him.
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From this reading The craving for the drug was with him continually.
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From this reading The craving for the drug was with him continually.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading The craving for the drug was with him continually.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The craving for the drug was with him continually.
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From this reading There was no way to get the stuff without going in person to a town of some size.
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From this reading There was no way to get the stuff without going in person to a town of some size.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The craving for the drug was with him continually.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no way to get the stuff without going in person to a town of some size.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading There was no way to get the stuff without going in person to a town of some size.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading There was no way to get the stuff without going in person to a town of some size.
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From this reading There was no way to get the stuff without going in person to a town of some size.
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From this reading There was no way to get the stuff without going in person to a town of some size.
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From this reading If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.
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From this reading If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading There was no way to get the stuff without going in person to a town of some size.
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From this reading If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.
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From this reading There was no way to get the stuff without going in person to a town of some size.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
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From this reading If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The craving for the drug was with him continually.
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From this reading There was no way to get the stuff without going in person to a town of some size.
which person or people
From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The craving for the drug was with him continually.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was no way to get the stuff without going in person to a town of some size.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HOMESTEADER SERVES NOTICE In later years the man who had called himself Tug Jones looked back on the days and nights that followed as a period of unmitigated dejection and horror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had had a supply on hand, he would have yielded a hundred times to the temptation to use it.
