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Chapter XXII
After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him. He was alone again, and all the world was against him! For a moment he had an impulse to turn back. After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great? But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
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later than; following
From this reading “After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was alone again, and all the world was against him!”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “He was alone again, and all the world was against him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was alone again, and all the world was against him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?”
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!”
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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 After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
later than; following
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
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From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
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From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
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From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
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From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
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From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
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From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
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From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
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From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
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From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
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From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
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From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
above and across; more than
From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
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From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
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From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
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From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
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From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
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From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
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From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
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From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
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From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
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From this reading For a moment he had an impulse to turn back.
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From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
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From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
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From this reading After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But then like a stab, came again the thought which drove him always--the thought of the people, suffering and starving!
which person or people
From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
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From this reading After all, he was only a boy; and who was he, to set himself up against the wise and great?
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From this reading He was alone again, and all the world was against him!
