If your asking what *pachyderm means.
then it means a very large animal with thick skin, like an elephant or rhino.
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At the beginning of the story, Greg is upset with his father because he won't let him play basketball because of his grades. By the end of the story, Greg attitude has changed and he isn't upset any more. The story says that Greg thought of the lecture he knew his father would give him, and smiled.
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