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Chapter XXII
THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself." "A stupid, bare-faced, platitudinous lie!" Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet. "A man's life is what the evil little gods of chance make it, curse them. Or what a fool of a girl tangles and twists it into."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Or what a fool of a girl tangles and twists it into."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A man's life is what the evil little gods of chance make it, curse them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A man's life is what the evil little gods of chance make it, curse them.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.”
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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 "A stupid, bare-faced, platitudinous lie!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
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From this reading "A stupid, bare-faced, platitudinous lie!"
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From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
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From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
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From this reading "A man's life is what the evil little gods of chance make it, curse them.
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From this reading "A man's life is what the evil little gods of chance make it, curse them.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
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From this reading "A man's life is what the evil little gods of chance make it, curse them.
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From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
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From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or what a fool of a girl tangles and twists it into."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
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From this reading Or what a fool of a girl tangles and twists it into."
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From this reading "A man's life is what the evil little gods of chance make it, curse them.
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From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
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From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Or what a fool of a girl tangles and twists it into."
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From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
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From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
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From this reading "A stupid, bare-faced, platitudinous lie!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A man's life is what the evil little gods of chance make it, curse them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A man's life is what the evil little gods of chance make it, curse them.
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From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
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From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or what a fool of a girl tangles and twists it into."
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From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A stupid, bare-faced, platitudinous lie!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A stupid, bare-faced, platitudinous lie!"
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From this reading Or what a fool of a girl tangles and twists it into."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "A man's life is what the evil little gods of chance make it, curse them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
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From this reading Or what a fool of a girl tangles and twists it into."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE HAND OF BLENHAM "Each man's life is what he shapes it for himself."
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From this reading Steve Packard, grown irritable here of late, flung the offending book through an open window and got to his feet.
