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Chapter XXII
When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch. The part he had played against his emotions had told on him. Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves. Cavanaugh's steady tread was dying out in the distance. Afar off a dog was baying.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The part he had played against his emotions had told on him.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The part he had played against his emotions had told on him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The part he had played against his emotions had told on him.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.”
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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 When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
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From this reading Afar off a dog was baying.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The part he had played against his emotions had told on him.
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From this reading Afar off a dog was baying.
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From this reading Cavanaugh's steady tread was dying out in the distance.
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From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
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From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.
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From this reading Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.
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From this reading Cavanaugh's steady tread was dying out in the distance.
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From this reading Afar off a dog was baying.
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From this reading Cavanaugh's steady tread was dying out in the distance.
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From this reading The part he had played against his emotions had told on him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The part he had played against his emotions had told on him.
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From this reading Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The part he had played against his emotions had told on him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The part he had played against his emotions had told on him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The part he had played against his emotions had told on him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cavanaugh's steady tread was dying out in the distance.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
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From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
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From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
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From this reading Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
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From this reading Afar off a dog was baying.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
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From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The part he had played against his emotions had told on him.
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From this reading Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.
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From this reading The part he had played against his emotions had told on him.
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From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
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From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
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From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.
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From this reading Cavanaugh's steady tread was dying out in the distance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
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From this reading Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The part he had played against his emotions had told on him.
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From this reading Cavanaugh's steady tread was dying out in the distance.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
at the time that
From this reading When the contractor was out of sight John sank limply into a chair on the porch.
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From this reading Not the hardest day of physical toil could have so wrought upon his nerves.
