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Chapter XXVII
THE CUP OF WRATH AND TREMBLING. With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily. He opened it first, for it was the most important to him. The letter ran: “MR. LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.”
later than; following
From this reading “With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.”
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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 With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
later than; following
From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CUP OF WRATH AND TREMBLING.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading THE CUP OF WRATH AND TREMBLING.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He opened it first, for it was the most important to him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He opened it first, for it was the most important to him.
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From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
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From this reading He opened it first, for it was the most important to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He opened it first, for it was the most important to him.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
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From this reading He opened it first, for it was the most important to him.
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From this reading The letter ran: “MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CUP OF WRATH AND TREMBLING.
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From this reading He opened it first, for it was the most important to him.
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From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The letter ran: “MR.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CUP OF WRATH AND TREMBLING.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He opened it first, for it was the most important to him.
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From this reading THE CUP OF WRATH AND TREMBLING.
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From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
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From this reading THE CUP OF WRATH AND TREMBLING.
but in spite of that
From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
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From this reading With the first mail that Marrion Latham received after reaching New York was a letter which bore the postmark of the small railway station in Kentucky from which he had lately departed so hastily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LATHAM: I have trusted you above all other men, yet you have proven to be my most hurtful enemy.
