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Chapter XVII
IS THERE NO HELP FOR THESE THINGS? Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him. His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic. His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known. In one sense he was not a man of the world.
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any thing at all
From this reading “His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IS THERE NO HELP FOR THESE THINGS?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “IS THERE NO HELP FOR THESE THINGS?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.”
during the time that
From this reading “His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.”
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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 In one sense he was not a man of the world.
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From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
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From this reading His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.
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From this reading His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.
any thing at all
From this reading His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.
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From this reading His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.
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From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
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From this reading His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.
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From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
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From this reading His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IS THERE NO HELP FOR THESE THINGS?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.
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From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IS THERE NO HELP FOR THESE THINGS?
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From this reading His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
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From this reading His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one sense he was not a man of the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS THERE NO HELP FOR THESE THINGS?
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From this reading His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.
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From this reading His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.
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From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
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From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
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From this reading His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.
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From this reading In one sense he was not a man of the world.
not any; not one
From this reading IS THERE NO HELP FOR THESE THINGS?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In one sense he was not a man of the world.
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From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
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From this reading His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.
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From this reading His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.
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From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one sense he was not a man of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.
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From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
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From this reading IS THERE NO HELP FOR THESE THINGS?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading IS THERE NO HELP FOR THESE THINGS?
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From this reading IS THERE NO HELP FOR THESE THINGS?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
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From this reading His anger at those he left behind was almost madness, his humiliation was unlike anything he had ever known.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.
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From this reading Slowly, heavily, like one drugged, Rudyard Byng made his way through the streets, oblivious of all around him.
during the time that
From this reading His brain was like some engine pounding at high pressure, while all his body was cold and lethargic.
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From this reading In one sense he was not a man of the world.
