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Chapter XXVI
SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart. So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then. How he hated the man, this thief who had robbed him and dishonoured his house. It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account. He meant to settle with Rodney Shaw before he got into the more tender clutches of the law.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He meant to settle with Rodney Shaw before he got into the more tender clutches of the law.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.”
in the direction of
From this reading “SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart.”
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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 It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.
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From this reading It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He meant to settle with Rodney Shaw before he got into the more tender clutches of the law.
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From this reading It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.
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From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
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From this reading He meant to settle with Rodney Shaw before he got into the more tender clutches of the law.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.
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From this reading SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart.
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From this reading SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart.
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From this reading SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart.
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From this reading How he hated the man, this thief who had robbed him and dishonoured his house.
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From this reading It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.
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From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
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From this reading It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.
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From this reading SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart.
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From this reading He meant to settle with Rodney Shaw before he got into the more tender clutches of the law.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
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From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
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From this reading How he hated the man, this thief who had robbed him and dishonoured his house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
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From this reading SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart.
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From this reading It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.
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From this reading How he hated the man, this thief who had robbed him and dishonoured his house.
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From this reading How he hated the man, this thief who had robbed him and dishonoured his house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He meant to settle with Rodney Shaw before he got into the more tender clutches of the law.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.
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From this reading SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart.
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From this reading He meant to settle with Rodney Shaw before he got into the more tender clutches of the law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
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From this reading He meant to settle with Rodney Shaw before he got into the more tender clutches of the law.
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From this reading He meant to settle with Rodney Shaw before he got into the more tender clutches of the law.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.
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From this reading How he hated the man, this thief who had robbed him and dishonoured his house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He meant to settle with Rodney Shaw before he got into the more tender clutches of the law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
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From this reading He meant to settle with Rodney Shaw before he got into the more tender clutches of the law.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
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From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
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From this reading How he hated the man, this thief who had robbed him and dishonoured his house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How he hated the man, this thief who had robbed him and dishonoured his house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.
in the direction of
From this reading SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart.
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From this reading SETTLING DAY Jim Dennis rode towards Cudgegong, vengeance gnawing at his heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
at the time that
From this reading It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.
which person or people
From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with a glow of exultation he thought the hour was at hand when he could call him to account.
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From this reading So Rodney Shaw was the man who had wronged him, and he, Jim Dennis, had clasped his hand in friendship since then.
