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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For three days after the capture of Nevins the community was agog with rumor and excitement.
agog
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From this reading For three days after the capture of Nevins the community was agog with rumor and excitement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
begin
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From this reading To begin with, the captive "had the cheek of a brass monkey," said the sheriff, and swore stoutly that he was a wronged and injured man.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
betray
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
brass
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From this reading To begin with, the captive "had the cheek of a brass monkey," said the sheriff, and swore stoutly that he was a wronged and injured man.
Burleigh's
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
captive
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From this reading To begin with, the captive "had the cheek of a brass monkey," said the sheriff, and swore stoutly that he was a wronged and injured man.
capture
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From this reading For three days after the capture of Nevins the community was agog with rumor and excitement.
cheek
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From this reading To begin with, the captive "had the cheek of a brass monkey," said the sheriff, and swore stoutly that he was a wronged and injured man.
City
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From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
community
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From this reading For three days after the capture of Nevins the community was agog with rumor and excitement.
confession
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
days
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From this reading For three days after the capture of Nevins the community was agog with rumor and excitement.
Engineer
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
excitement
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From this reading For three days after the capture of Nevins the community was agog with rumor and excitement.
far
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From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
followed
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three days after the capture of Nevins the community was agog with rumor and excitement.
forcibly
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
full
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
Gate
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From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
generous
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From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
government
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From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
grateful
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From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
heaped
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
hero
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From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
hiding-place
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
impart
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
important
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From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
indignities
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
injured
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From this reading To begin with, the captive "had the cheek of a brass monkey," said the sheriff, and swore stoutly that he was a wronged and injured man.
intractable
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From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
jealousy
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
key
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
made
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
major
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
malevolent
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
man
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From this reading To begin with, the captive "had the cheek of a brass monkey," said the sheriff, and swore stoutly that he was a wronged and injured man.
monkey
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From this reading To begin with, the captive "had the cheek of a brass monkey," said the sheriff, and swore stoutly that he was a wronged and injured man.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
Nevins
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From this reading For three days after the capture of Nevins the community was agog with rumor and excitement.
now
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For three days after the capture of Nevins the community was agog with rumor and excitement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
pinnacle
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From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
prisoner
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From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
proved
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From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
rendered
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From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
renegade
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
reparation
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
reticent
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From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
rewarded
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From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
rumor
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From this reading For three days after the capture of Nevins the community was agog with rumor and excitement.
safe
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
said
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From this reading To begin with, the captive "had the cheek of a brass monkey," said the sheriff, and swore stoutly that he was a wronged and injured man.
services
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From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
sheriff
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From this reading To begin with, the captive "had the cheek of a brass monkey," said the sheriff, and swore stoutly that he was a wronged and injured man.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far from being a prisoner he should be on a pinnacle, rewarded by a generous and grateful government for important services rendered.
stoutly
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From this reading To begin with, the captive "had the cheek of a brass monkey," said the sheriff, and swore stoutly that he was a wronged and injured man.
swore
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From this reading To begin with, the captive "had the cheek of a brass monkey," said the sheriff, and swore stoutly that he was a wronged and injured man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To begin with, the captive "had the cheek of a brass monkey," said the sheriff, and swore stoutly that he was a wronged and injured man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For three days after the capture of Nevins the community was agog with rumor and excitement.
three
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From this reading For three days after the capture of Nevins the community was agog with rumor and excitement.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
turn
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
upstart
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
wished
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From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For three days after the capture of Nevins the community was agog with rumor and excitement.
worship
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From this reading Gate City had found a hero and wished to worship him, but its hero proved as intractable as he was reticent.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
wrested
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
wronged
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From this reading To begin with, the captive "had the cheek of a brass monkey," said the sheriff, and swore stoutly that he was a wronged and injured man.
wrongs
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From this reading Who but he had followed and found the renegade major and wrested from him full confession and the key of the safe, which in turn had been forcibly wrested from him through the malevolent jealousy of that upstart Engineer; but never, said Nevins, would he now betray Burleigh's hiding-place or impart his confession until full reparation was made for the wrongs and indignities heaped upon him.
