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Chapter VIII
_THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last. What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before. With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief. The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment. The poor fool busied himself with details and accessories.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The poor fool busied himself with details and accessories.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor fool busied himself with details and accessories.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The poor fool busied himself with details and accessories.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor fool busied himself with details and accessories.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.”
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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 With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
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From this reading The poor fool busied himself with details and accessories.
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From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.
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From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before.
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From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
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From this reading The poor fool busied himself with details and accessories.
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From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
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From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
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From this reading What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The poor fool busied himself with details and accessories.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
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From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
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From this reading _THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.
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From this reading _THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.
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From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor fool busied himself with details and accessories.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The poor fool busied himself with details and accessories.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before.
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From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
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From this reading What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
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From this reading What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
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From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
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From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor fool busied himself with details and accessories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before.
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From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
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From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE FINAL POSE._ He felt that the time had come at last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
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From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
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From this reading What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The torture of his brain was swept away as if it had not been, and its receding tide left only a shallow residuum of false sentiment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What in his misery he had thought vaguely possible now loomed close before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the resolve to make an end of it all, to have done with pain, to cheat the inevitable, came a flood of relief.
