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Chapter IV
Then his rigid self-control came to his aid, and his face grew stern and hard. The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training. No, a thousand times no; he was not such a weak fool as that. The strength he had won was his still. He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
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later than; following
From this reading “The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, a thousand times no; he was not such a weak fool as that.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The strength he had won was his still.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The strength he had won was his still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.”
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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 The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
later than; following
From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
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From this reading Then his rigid self-control came to his aid, and his face grew stern and hard.
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From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then his rigid self-control came to his aid, and his face grew stern and hard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No, a thousand times no; he was not such a weak fool as that.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading Then his rigid self-control came to his aid, and his face grew stern and hard.
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From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
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From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading Then his rigid self-control came to his aid, and his face grew stern and hard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, a thousand times no; he was not such a weak fool as that.
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From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
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From this reading Then his rigid self-control came to his aid, and his face grew stern and hard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The strength he had won was his still.
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From this reading Then his rigid self-control came to his aid, and his face grew stern and hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then his rigid self-control came to his aid, and his face grew stern and hard.
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From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
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From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
not any; not one
From this reading No, a thousand times no; he was not such a weak fool as that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, a thousand times no; he was not such a weak fool as that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
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From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
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From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
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From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
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From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
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From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
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From this reading Then his rigid self-control came to his aid, and his face grew stern and hard.
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From this reading Then his rigid self-control came to his aid, and his face grew stern and hard.
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From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading Then his rigid self-control came to his aid, and his face grew stern and hard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strength he had won was his still.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The strength he had won was his still.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No, a thousand times no; he was not such a weak fool as that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading Then his rigid self-control came to his aid, and his face grew stern and hard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading No, a thousand times no; he was not such a weak fool as that.
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From this reading No, a thousand times no; he was not such a weak fool as that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then his rigid self-control came to his aid, and his face grew stern and hard.
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From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The preposterous thing was that he should let a chance resemblance hit him so; should even admit the possibility of being undone after all his careful self-training.
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From this reading No, a thousand times no; he was not such a weak fool as that.
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From this reading The strength he had won was his still.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had only to go on being resolute and cold and the past would lie down again, and once more go quietly to sleep.
