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Chapter XIV
He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw. He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now. “As soon as your day’s work was done. Come home--come home--” The crowd was uproarious. The exhilaration had become a kind of delirium.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come home--come home--” The crowd was uproarious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““As soon as your day’s work was done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““As soon as your day’s work was done.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.”
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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 He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
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From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
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From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
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From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come home--come home--” The crowd was uproarious.
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From this reading Come home--come home--” The crowd was uproarious.
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From this reading “As soon as your day’s work was done.
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From this reading The exhilaration had become a kind of delirium.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as your day’s work was done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
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From this reading The exhilaration had become a kind of delirium.
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From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
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From this reading Come home--come home--” The crowd was uproarious.
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From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
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From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
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From this reading The exhilaration had become a kind of delirium.
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From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
not any; not one
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
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From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
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From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
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From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
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From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
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From this reading “As soon as your day’s work was done.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
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From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He shuddered, closed his eyes, as though to shut out something that the mind saw.
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From this reading Come home--come home--” The crowd was uproarious.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had had a rough life, he had become inured to the seamy side of things--there was a seamy side even in this clean, free, wide land; and he had no sentimentality; though something seemed to hurt and shame him now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As soon as your day’s work was done.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “As soon as your day’s work was done.
