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Chapter XXIII
And strangely, inconceivably, it did remain. In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition. He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best. He counted as a power unapproachable, implacable to mediocrity. Authors believed in him, adored, feared, detested him, according to their quality.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.”
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading “He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And strangely, inconceivably, it did remain.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading Authors believed in him, adored, feared, detested him, according to their quality.
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From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He counted as a power unapproachable, implacable to mediocrity.
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From this reading Authors believed in him, adored, feared, detested him, according to their quality.
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From this reading Authors believed in him, adored, feared, detested him, according to their quality.
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From this reading He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.
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From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
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From this reading He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.
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From this reading He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.
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From this reading He counted as a power unapproachable, implacable to mediocrity.
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From this reading Authors believed in him, adored, feared, detested him, according to their quality.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And strangely, inconceivably, it did remain.
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From this reading Authors believed in him, adored, feared, detested him, according to their quality.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.
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From this reading He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Authors believed in him, adored, feared, detested him, according to their quality.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
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From this reading He counted as a power unapproachable, implacable to mediocrity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
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From this reading And strangely, inconceivably, it did remain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And strangely, inconceivably, it did remain.
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From this reading He counted as a power unapproachable, implacable to mediocrity.
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From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
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From this reading He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.
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From this reading He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.
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From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
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From this reading He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.
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From this reading He counted as a power unapproachable, implacable to mediocrity.
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.
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From this reading Authors believed in him, adored, feared, detested him, according to their quality.
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From this reading And strangely, inconceivably, it did remain.
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From this reading He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.
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From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And strangely, inconceivably, it did remain.
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From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Authors believed in him, adored, feared, detested him, according to their quality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He counted as a power unapproachable, implacable to mediocrity.
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From this reading He counted as a power unapproachable, implacable to mediocrity.
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From this reading He had a unique position, a reputation for caring, caring with the candid purity of high passion, only for the best.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In nineteen-six Brodrick found himself planted with apparent security on the summit of his ambition.
