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Chapter VI
"I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps. I suppose I should have gone direct to Barrett. I know him, and I know there is plenty of good in him to appeal to. But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew." A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “"I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know him, and I know there is plenty of good in him to appeal to.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I suppose I should have gone direct to Barrett.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know him, and I know there is plenty of good in him to appeal to.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew."”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose I should have gone direct to Barrett.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.”
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “"I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.”
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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 "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know him, and I know there is plenty of good in him to appeal to.
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From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
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From this reading I know him, and I know there is plenty of good in him to appeal to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose I should have gone direct to Barrett.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
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From this reading But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew."
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From this reading A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew."
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From this reading But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew."
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From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
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From this reading A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.
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From this reading But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew."
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From this reading I suppose I should have gone direct to Barrett.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.
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From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose I should have gone direct to Barrett.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know him, and I know there is plenty of good in him to appeal to.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I suppose I should have gone direct to Barrett.
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From this reading But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know him, and I know there is plenty of good in him to appeal to.
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From this reading A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I know him, and I know there is plenty of good in him to appeal to.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know him, and I know there is plenty of good in him to appeal to.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
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From this reading But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know him, and I know there is plenty of good in him to appeal to.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know him, and I know there is plenty of good in him to appeal to.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know him, and I know there is plenty of good in him to appeal to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I suppose I should have gone direct to Barrett.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose I should have gone direct to Barrett.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know him, and I know there is plenty of good in him to appeal to.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But candidly, Mr. Bertrand, I didn't have the heart to--well, to let him know that I knew."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bitter thought swept across me like a hot wind from the desert.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading "I purpose giving you three young men a chance to talk it over seriously among yourselves before I take any further steps.
