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Chapter XV
But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence. Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her. To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace. “Oh, oh!” he groaned again. Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, oh!” he groaned again.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.”
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading “To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.”
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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 But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, oh!” he groaned again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.
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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.
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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.
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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.
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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.
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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.
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From this reading “Oh, oh!” he groaned again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, oh!” he groaned again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.
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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.
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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.
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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.
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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.
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From this reading “Oh, oh!” he groaned again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.
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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.
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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.
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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.
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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.
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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.
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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
