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THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became. It was totally unreasonable and absurd. Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew. Sam felt himself the victim of an inexplicable persecution. He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Sam felt himself the victim of an inexplicable persecution.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sam felt himself the victim of an inexplicable persecution.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.”
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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 FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became.
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From this reading It was totally unreasonable and absurd.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sam felt himself the victim of an inexplicable persecution.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was totally unreasonable and absurd.
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From this reading Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew.
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From this reading THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became.
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From this reading THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became.
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From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
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From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
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From this reading THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became.
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From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
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From this reading THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became.
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From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
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From this reading Sam felt himself the victim of an inexplicable persecution.
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From this reading Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew.
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From this reading Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew.
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From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
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From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
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From this reading THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew.
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From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became.
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From this reading Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sam felt himself the victim of an inexplicable persecution.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew.
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From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam felt himself the victim of an inexplicable persecution.
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From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was totally unreasonable and absurd.
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From this reading Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew.
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From this reading THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became.
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From this reading THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became.
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From this reading THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew.
above and across; more than
From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
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From this reading THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became.
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From this reading Sam felt himself the victim of an inexplicable persecution.
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From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
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From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sam felt himself the victim of an inexplicable persecution.
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From this reading Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FURY OF A PATIENT MAN The more Archer considered the matter, the more disgusted he became.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
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From this reading It was totally unreasonable and absurd.
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From this reading It was totally unreasonable and absurd.
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From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
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From this reading Sam felt himself the victim of an inexplicable persecution.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was totally unreasonable and absurd.
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From this reading Runyon had apparently set his heart on forcing a fight--why, Runyon alone knew.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He couldn’t hand the persecutor over to friends to chastise, he couldn’t complain to the faculty, he couldn’t put up forever with insults and humiliations.
