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Chapter I
In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different. In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert. He understood life. He knew men. He was free--spiritually, morally, in a thousand ways, it seemed to me.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “He was free--spiritually, morally, in a thousand ways, it seemed to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He understood life.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was free--spiritually, morally, in a thousand ways, it seemed to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.”
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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 In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.
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From this reading In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
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From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
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From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
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From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
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From this reading In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
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From this reading In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He was free--spiritually, morally, in a thousand ways, it seemed to me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.
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From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
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From this reading In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.
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From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was free--spiritually, morally, in a thousand ways, it seemed to me.
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From this reading He knew men.
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From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He understood life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was free--spiritually, morally, in a thousand ways, it seemed to me.
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From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
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From this reading He was free--spiritually, morally, in a thousand ways, it seemed to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
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From this reading In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
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From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
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From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
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From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was free--spiritually, morally, in a thousand ways, it seemed to me.
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From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was free--spiritually, morally, in a thousand ways, it seemed to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
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From this reading He was free--spiritually, morally, in a thousand ways, it seemed to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was free--spiritually, morally, in a thousand ways, it seemed to me.
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From this reading He understood life.
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From this reading In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.
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From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading In the great waste of American intellectual dreariness he was an oasis, a veritable spring in the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was free--spiritually, morally, in a thousand ways, it seemed to me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In any group of men I have ever known, speaking from the point of view of character and not that of physical appearance, Peter would stand out as deliciously and irrefutably different.
