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Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin. On the other hand I was considered the toughest—tougher even than Oppenheimer and Morrell. Of course by toughness I mean enduringness. Terrible as were the attempts to break them in body and in spirit, more terrible were the attempts to break me. And I endured.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Terrible as were the attempts to break them in body and in spirit, more terrible were the attempts to break me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course by toughness I mean enduringness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the other hand I was considered the toughest—tougher even than Oppenheimer and Morrell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the other hand I was considered the toughest—tougher even than Oppenheimer and Morrell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Terrible as were the attempts to break them in body and in spirit, more terrible were the attempts to break me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Terrible as were the attempts to break them in body and in spirit, more terrible were the attempts to break me.
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From this reading Terrible as were the attempts to break them in body and in spirit, more terrible were the attempts to break me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Terrible as were the attempts to break them in body and in spirit, more terrible were the attempts to break me.
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From this reading Terrible as were the attempts to break them in body and in spirit, more terrible were the attempts to break me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of course by toughness I mean enduringness.
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From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course by toughness I mean enduringness.
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From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
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From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
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From this reading And I endured.
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From this reading Of course by toughness I mean enduringness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other hand I was considered the toughest—tougher even than Oppenheimer and Morrell.
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From this reading On the other hand I was considered the toughest—tougher even than Oppenheimer and Morrell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
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From this reading Of course by toughness I mean enduringness.
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From this reading Terrible as were the attempts to break them in body and in spirit, more terrible were the attempts to break me.
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From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
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From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other hand I was considered the toughest—tougher even than Oppenheimer and Morrell.
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From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
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From this reading On the other hand I was considered the toughest—tougher even than Oppenheimer and Morrell.
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From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
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From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
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From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
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From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
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From this reading Terrible as were the attempts to break them in body and in spirit, more terrible were the attempts to break me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Terrible as were the attempts to break them in body and in spirit, more terrible were the attempts to break me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the other hand I was considered the toughest—tougher even than Oppenheimer and Morrell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Terrible as were the attempts to break them in body and in spirit, more terrible were the attempts to break me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
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From this reading On the other hand I was considered the toughest—tougher even than Oppenheimer and Morrell.
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From this reading On the other hand I was considered the toughest—tougher even than Oppenheimer and Morrell.
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From this reading Of course by toughness I mean enduringness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Terrible as were the attempts to break them in body and in spirit, more terrible were the attempts to break me.
which person or people
From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
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From this reading Next to Oppenheimer and Morrell, who rotted with me through the years of darkness, I was considered the most dangerous prisoner in San Quentin.
