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Chapter XIII
Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure. He was no longer uplifted by any sense of sanction and of satisfaction. Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth. Otherwise his mood was entirely penitential. He could not look at the thing as it affected himself.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could not look at the thing as it affected himself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Otherwise his mood was entirely penitential.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He could not look at the thing as it affected himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could not look at the thing as it affected himself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could not look at the thing as it affected himself.”
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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 Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
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From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
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From this reading He could not look at the thing as it affected himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was no longer uplifted by any sense of sanction and of satisfaction.
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From this reading He was no longer uplifted by any sense of sanction and of satisfaction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He could not look at the thing as it affected himself.
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From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
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From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was no longer uplifted by any sense of sanction and of satisfaction.
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From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not look at the thing as it affected himself.
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From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
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From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Otherwise his mood was entirely penitential.
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From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could not look at the thing as it affected himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could not look at the thing as it affected himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
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From this reading He was no longer uplifted by any sense of sanction and of satisfaction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not look at the thing as it affected himself.
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From this reading Otherwise his mood was entirely penitential.
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From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
not any; not one
From this reading He was no longer uplifted by any sense of sanction and of satisfaction.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not look at the thing as it affected himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
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From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
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From this reading Otherwise his mood was entirely penitential.
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From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
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From this reading Otherwise his mood was entirely penitential.
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From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
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From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
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From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
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From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
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From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
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From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
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From this reading He was no longer uplifted by any sense of sanction and of satisfaction.
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From this reading He was no longer uplifted by any sense of sanction and of satisfaction.
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From this reading He was no longer uplifted by any sense of sanction and of satisfaction.
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From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
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From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
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From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
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From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not look at the thing as it affected himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
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From this reading He was no longer uplifted by any sense of sanction and of satisfaction.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was no longer uplifted by any sense of sanction and of satisfaction.
at the time that
From this reading Ransome had barely risen from that sleep of exhaustion when he realized the disastrous character of the night's adventure.
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From this reading Of the pride of life there remained in him only sufficient to prevent him from regarding his behavior as in any sense a shame and a disaster to his own youth.
