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Chapter VI
"It's an allegory. I'm beginning to feel the draw-bar pull. Sooner or later, North and his clique will drag me down. I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way." Kenneth had lighted his cigar and was lying back against the cushion of the car-seat.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Kenneth had lighted his cigar and was lying back against the cushion of the car-seat.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I'm beginning to feel the draw-bar pull.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Kenneth had lighted his cigar and was lying back against the cushion of the car-seat.
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From this reading "It's an allegory.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's an allegory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sooner or later, North and his clique will drag me down.
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From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
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From this reading Kenneth had lighted his cigar and was lying back against the cushion of the car-seat.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I'm beginning to feel the draw-bar pull.
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From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
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From this reading Kenneth had lighted his cigar and was lying back against the cushion of the car-seat.
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From this reading Kenneth had lighted his cigar and was lying back against the cushion of the car-seat.
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From this reading Sooner or later, North and his clique will drag me down.
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From this reading Kenneth had lighted his cigar and was lying back against the cushion of the car-seat.
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From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
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From this reading Sooner or later, North and his clique will drag me down.
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From this reading Sooner or later, North and his clique will drag me down.
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From this reading I'm beginning to feel the draw-bar pull.
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From this reading I'm beginning to feel the draw-bar pull.
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From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
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From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kenneth had lighted his cigar and was lying back against the cushion of the car-seat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sooner or later, North and his clique will drag me down.
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From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
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From this reading I'm beginning to feel the draw-bar pull.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
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From this reading "It's an allegory.
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From this reading Kenneth had lighted his cigar and was lying back against the cushion of the car-seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sooner or later, North and his clique will drag me down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
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From this reading Kenneth had lighted his cigar and was lying back against the cushion of the car-seat.
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From this reading Kenneth had lighted his cigar and was lying back against the cushion of the car-seat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sooner or later, North and his clique will drag me down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
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From this reading Sooner or later, North and his clique will drag me down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kenneth had lighted his cigar and was lying back against the cushion of the car-seat.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sooner or later, North and his clique will drag me down.
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From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
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From this reading I'm beginning to feel the draw-bar pull.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
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From this reading Sooner or later, North and his clique will drag me down.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm beginning to feel the draw-bar pull.
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From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm beginning to feel the draw-bar pull.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kenneth had lighted his cigar and was lying back against the cushion of the car-seat.
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From this reading I can't fight as the under dog--I never learned how; and they've fixed it so that I can't fight any other way."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sooner or later, North and his clique will drag me down.
