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Chapter X
"Evidently Mr. Livingstone knows more than he tells." "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more. He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt. When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once. I will give you his answer.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.”
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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, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
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From this reading I will give you his answer.
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From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
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From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
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From this reading He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.
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From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
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From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
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From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
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From this reading "Evidently Mr. Livingstone knows more than he tells."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
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From this reading He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
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From this reading I will give you his answer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.
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From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
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From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
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From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Evidently Mr. Livingstone knows more than he tells."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
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From this reading "Evidently Mr. Livingstone knows more than he tells."
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From this reading "Evidently Mr. Livingstone knows more than he tells."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.
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From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
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From this reading "Evidently Mr. Livingstone knows more than he tells."
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From this reading "Evidently Mr. Livingstone knows more than he tells."
not any; not one
From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
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From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
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From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.
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From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.
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From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
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From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
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From this reading "Evidently Mr. Livingstone knows more than he tells."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Evidently Mr. Livingstone knows more than he tells."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He, however, gave me a good point upon which to question Mr. Cortlandt.
at the time that
From this reading When I asked that gentleman if any of the men happened to be in pecuniary difficulties, he became grave at once.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will give you his answer.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yet he told enough for one to guess his suspicions, and to understand the delicacy which prompted him to say no more.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will give you his answer.
