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Chapter VII
Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation. All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one. But his cup of bitterness was not yet full to overflowing. Having lost his position, and being without any income, he had to find work. His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Having lost his position, and being without any income, he had to find work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Having lost his position, and being without any income, he had to find work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Having lost his position, and being without any income, he had to find work.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “But his cup of bitterness was not yet full to overflowing.”
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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 His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
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From this reading His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one.
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From this reading All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation.
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From this reading Having lost his position, and being without any income, he had to find work.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation.
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From this reading Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Having lost his position, and being without any income, he had to find work.
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From this reading But his cup of bitterness was not yet full to overflowing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his cup of bitterness was not yet full to overflowing.
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From this reading But his cup of bitterness was not yet full to overflowing.
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From this reading His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
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From this reading Having lost his position, and being without any income, he had to find work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
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From this reading Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation.
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From this reading His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
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From this reading But his cup of bitterness was not yet full to overflowing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having lost his position, and being without any income, he had to find work.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
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From this reading Having lost his position, and being without any income, he had to find work.
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From this reading His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one.
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From this reading Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation.
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From this reading Having lost his position, and being without any income, he had to find work.
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From this reading Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation.
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From this reading Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation.
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From this reading Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation.
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From this reading Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation.
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From this reading His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
not any; not one
From this reading Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But his cup of bitterness was not yet full to overflowing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But his cup of bitterness was not yet full to overflowing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one.
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From this reading But his cup of bitterness was not yet full to overflowing.
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From this reading Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation.
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From this reading His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
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From this reading Having lost his position, and being without any income, he had to find work.
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From this reading His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
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From this reading Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation.
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From this reading His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
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From this reading All his life he had been sinned against, and all his life he had sinned against no one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Persecuted, maligned, and misunderstood, the forlorn and lonely man made no attempt at retaliation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But his cup of bitterness was not yet full to overflowing.
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From this reading His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But his cup of bitterness was not yet full to overflowing.
in or at the place that
From this reading His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Having lost his position, and being without any income, he had to find work.
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From this reading Having lost his position, and being without any income, he had to find work.
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From this reading His first place was at the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, where he proved a most able draughtsman.
but in spite of that
From this reading But his cup of bitterness was not yet full to overflowing.
