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Chapter VII
So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed. He tossed the roll upon the table and stood up. ‘This man,’ he said, ‘is a devil. A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading! Chancellor, where is this fellow lodged?’
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He tossed the roll upon the table and stood up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He tossed the roll upon the table and stood up.”
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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 ‘This man,’ he said, ‘is a devil.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
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From this reading Chancellor, where is this fellow lodged?’
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From this reading ‘This man,’ he said, ‘is a devil.
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From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
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From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
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From this reading So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed.
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From this reading Chancellor, where is this fellow lodged?’
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From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
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From this reading So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed.
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From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
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From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tossed the roll upon the table and stood up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
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From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
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From this reading So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘This man,’ he said, ‘is a devil.
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From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
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From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
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From this reading Chancellor, where is this fellow lodged?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
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From this reading ‘This man,’ he said, ‘is a devil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
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From this reading So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
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From this reading He tossed the roll upon the table and stood up.
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From this reading ‘This man,’ he said, ‘is a devil.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tossed the roll upon the table and stood up.
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From this reading He tossed the roll upon the table and stood up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He tossed the roll upon the table and stood up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘This man,’ he said, ‘is a devil.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A filthy imagination, an ear greedy of evil, a ponderous malignity of thought and language: I grow like him by the reading!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tossed the roll upon the table and stood up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tossed the roll upon the table and stood up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He tossed the roll upon the table and stood up.
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From this reading So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed.
in or at the place that
From this reading Chancellor, where is this fellow lodged?’
in the company of; together with
From this reading So far Otto read, with waxing indignation; and here his fury overflowed.
