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Chapter XIX
THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack. Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling. Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision. "What the deuce!" he thought. "What a simpleton I am to worry myself blind!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"What a simpleton I am to worry myself blind!”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What the deuce!" he thought.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.”
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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 THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "What a simpleton I am to worry myself blind!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
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From this reading "What a simpleton I am to worry myself blind!
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From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
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From this reading Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling.
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From this reading "What the deuce!" he thought.
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From this reading Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.
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From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
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From this reading Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.
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From this reading Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling.
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From this reading Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling.
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From this reading Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What a simpleton I am to worry myself blind!
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From this reading Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.
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From this reading Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "What a simpleton I am to worry myself blind!
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From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.
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From this reading Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling.
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From this reading Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.
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From this reading Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.
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From this reading Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling.
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From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
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From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
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From this reading "What a simpleton I am to worry myself blind!
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From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What the deuce!" he thought.
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From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
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From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
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From this reading Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling.
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From this reading THE NEW BOARDER Sam tied his team to a tree and walked to the door of the shack.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What the deuce!" he thought.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within those twenty paces he experienced a complete revulsion of feeling.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having cast the die, he enjoyed that wonderful lightness of heart that follows on a period of painful indecision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What a simpleton I am to worry myself blind!
