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Chapter I
"That's too rough--too rough, that kind of talk, Thelismer," protested the State chairman. Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents. "You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days." Presson was no stranger in "The Barracks." But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.”
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From this reading But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.
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From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
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From this reading Presson was no stranger in "The Barracks."
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From this reading But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.
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From this reading "You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days."
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From this reading "That's too rough--too rough, that kind of talk, Thelismer," protested the State chairman.
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From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
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From this reading "You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days."
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From this reading "You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days."
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From this reading But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.
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From this reading But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
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From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
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From this reading "You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days."
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From this reading "You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days."
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From this reading "You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presson was no stranger in "The Barracks."
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From this reading But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.
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From this reading "That's too rough--too rough, that kind of talk, Thelismer," protested the State chairman.
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From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
not any; not one
From this reading Presson was no stranger in "The Barracks."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That's too rough--too rough, that kind of talk, Thelismer," protested the State chairman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
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From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
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From this reading But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presson was no stranger in "The Barracks."
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From this reading "That's too rough--too rough, that kind of talk, Thelismer," protested the State chairman.
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From this reading But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.
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From this reading "That's too rough--too rough, that kind of talk, Thelismer," protested the State chairman.
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From this reading "That's too rough--too rough, that kind of talk, Thelismer," protested the State chairman.
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From this reading Presson was no stranger in "The Barracks."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's too rough--too rough, that kind of talk, Thelismer," protested the State chairman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That's too rough--too rough, that kind of talk, Thelismer," protested the State chairman.
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From this reading "That's too rough--too rough, that kind of talk, Thelismer," protested the State chairman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's too rough--too rough, that kind of talk, Thelismer," protested the State chairman.
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From this reading "That's too rough--too rough, that kind of talk, Thelismer," protested the State chairman.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days."
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From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
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From this reading "That's too rough--too rough, that kind of talk, Thelismer," protested the State chairman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Presson was no stranger in "The Barracks."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thornton swung away from him and went to the window of the living-room and gazed out on his constituents.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he walked around the big living-room with the fresh interest he always felt in the quaint place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can't handle voters the way you used to--you've got to hair-oil 'em these days."
