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Chapter VII
ON THE THRESHOLD. He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself. He had played the Tissot with a vengeance. He had flown at them in weak passion, he had recoiled as weakly, he had left them to call him coward. Now, even now, he was fleeing from them, and they were jeering at him.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, even now, he was fleeing from them, and they were jeering at him.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with 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 He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, even now, he was fleeing from them, and they were jeering at him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had flown at them in weak passion, he had recoiled as weakly, he had left them to call him coward.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had flown at them in weak passion, he had recoiled as weakly, he had left them to call him coward.
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From this reading He had flown at them in weak passion, he had recoiled as weakly, he had left them to call him coward.
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From this reading He had flown at them in weak passion, he had recoiled as weakly, he had left them to call him coward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, even now, he was fleeing from them, and they were jeering at him.
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From this reading Now, even now, he was fleeing from them, and they were jeering at him.
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From this reading He had flown at them in weak passion, he had recoiled as weakly, he had left them to call him coward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now, even now, he was fleeing from them, and they were jeering at him.
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From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had flown at them in weak passion, he had recoiled as weakly, he had left them to call him coward.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
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From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
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From this reading Now, even now, he was fleeing from them, and they were jeering at him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
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From this reading Now, even now, he was fleeing from them, and they were jeering at him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD.
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From this reading He had flown at them in weak passion, he had recoiled as weakly, he had left them to call him coward.
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From this reading He had played the Tissot with a vengeance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had flown at them in weak passion, he had recoiled as weakly, he had left them to call him coward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had flown at them in weak passion, he had recoiled as weakly, he had left them to call him coward.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, even now, he was fleeing from them, and they were jeering at him.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
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From this reading ON THE THRESHOLD.
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From this reading He had played the Tissot with a vengeance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had flown at them in weak passion, he had recoiled as weakly, he had left them to call him coward.
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From this reading He had played the Tissot with a vengeance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, even now, he was fleeing from them, and they were jeering at him.
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From this reading He had flown at them in weak passion, he had recoiled as weakly, he had left them to call him coward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had flown at them in weak passion, he had recoiled as weakly, he had left them to call him coward.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, even now, he was fleeing from them, and they were jeering at him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He hurried along the ramparts in a rage with those whom he had left, in a still greater rage with himself.
