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Chapter VI
Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together. He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him. "You are not chaffing me! It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!" "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"”
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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 He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
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From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are not chaffing me!
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From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
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From this reading "You are not chaffing me!
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From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
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From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
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From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
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From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
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From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
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From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
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From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
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From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are not chaffing me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You are not chaffing me!
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From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
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From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Archie sank upon the bed, twisting his hands together.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had done a horrible thing, hardly second to murder, and his penitence weighed heavily upon him.
at the time that
From this reading "We never know when they are going to deceive us, Archie!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It doesn't seem possible that the girl would have deceived me!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are not chaffing me!
