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Chapter XIII
AN EXCITING SCENE. Hogan had not given it up as a bad job. Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object. Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy. “The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.”
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in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.””
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.””
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading ““The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.””
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading “Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.”
but in spite of that
From this reading ““The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.””
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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 Hogan had not given it up as a bad job.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXCITING SCENE.
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From this reading Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.
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From this reading Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hogan had not given it up as a bad job.
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From this reading Hogan had not given it up as a bad job.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.
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From this reading Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.
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From this reading “The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.”
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From this reading Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.
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From this reading Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.”
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From this reading AN EXCITING SCENE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.”
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From this reading Hogan had not given it up as a bad job.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hogan had not given it up as a bad job.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.
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From this reading Hogan had not given it up as a bad job.
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From this reading “The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hogan had not given it up as a bad job.
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From this reading Hogan had not given it up as a bad job.
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From this reading Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.
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From this reading Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.
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From this reading Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.”
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From this reading Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hogan had not given it up as a bad job.
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From this reading Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.
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From this reading Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.
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From this reading “The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.”
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From this reading AN EXCITING SCENE.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.
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From this reading Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.
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From this reading Andy’s unexpected resistance only made him the more determined to effect his object.
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From this reading Hogan had not given it up as a bad job.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Besides the natural desire to obtain so large a booty, he thirsted for revenge upon Andy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The boy’s plucky!” he muttered, as he descended from the roof; “but I’ll be even with him yet.”
