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Chapter XVIII
As he strode away he was intensely humiliated. He had been treated like an inferior. He had voluntarily put himself in a position to be insulted. Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment. Presently, as his anger subsided, he began to look at the matter more sanely.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been treated like an inferior.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Presently, as his anger subsided, he began to look at the matter more sanely.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had voluntarily put himself in a position to be insulted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Presently, as his anger subsided, he began to look at the matter more sanely.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.”
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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 voluntarily put himself in a position to be insulted.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had been treated like an inferior.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
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From this reading Presently, as his anger subsided, he began to look at the matter more sanely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he strode away he was intensely humiliated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Presently, as his anger subsided, he began to look at the matter more sanely.
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From this reading As he strode away he was intensely humiliated.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had voluntarily put himself in a position to be insulted.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been treated like an inferior.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently, as his anger subsided, he began to look at the matter more sanely.
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From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
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From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been treated like an inferior.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he strode away he was intensely humiliated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had voluntarily put himself in a position to be insulted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
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From this reading As he strode away he was intensely humiliated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had voluntarily put himself in a position to be insulted.
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From this reading He had been treated like an inferior.
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From this reading He had voluntarily put himself in a position to be insulted.
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From this reading As he strode away he was intensely humiliated.
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From this reading He had been treated like an inferior.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently, as his anger subsided, he began to look at the matter more sanely.
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From this reading Presently, as his anger subsided, he began to look at the matter more sanely.
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From this reading Presently, as his anger subsided, he began to look at the matter more sanely.
not any; not one
From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
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From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had voluntarily put himself in a position to be insulted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently, as his anger subsided, he began to look at the matter more sanely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had voluntarily put himself in a position to be insulted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently, as his anger subsided, he began to look at the matter more sanely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he strode away he was intensely humiliated.
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From this reading Presently, as his anger subsided, he began to look at the matter more sanely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Presently, as his anger subsided, he began to look at the matter more sanely.
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From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had voluntarily put himself in a position to be insulted.
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From this reading He had been treated like an inferior.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had voluntarily put himself in a position to be insulted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he strode away he was intensely humiliated.
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From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Contempt had been poured upon him, his feelings had been outraged, and there was no way in which he could show his resentment.
