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Chapter XVII
“Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?” “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.” “But there can’t be any doubt. The whole thing hangs together. Colman was over head and ears in love with her before our marriage.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.””
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Colman was over head and ears in love with her before our marriage.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “Colman was over head and ears in love with her before our marriage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The whole thing hangs together.”
during the time that
From this reading ““I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?””
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From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
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From this reading “But there can’t be any doubt.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But there can’t be any doubt.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Colman was over head and ears in love with her before our marriage.
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From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But there can’t be any doubt.
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From this reading “But there can’t be any doubt.
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From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
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From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
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From this reading Colman was over head and ears in love with her before our marriage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
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From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole thing hangs together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
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From this reading Colman was over head and ears in love with her before our marriage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Colman was over head and ears in love with her before our marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colman was over head and ears in love with her before our marriage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colman was over head and ears in love with her before our marriage.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Colman was over head and ears in love with her before our marriage.
above and across; more than
From this reading Colman was over head and ears in love with her before our marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But there can’t be any doubt.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole thing hangs together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole thing hangs together.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colman was over head and ears in love with her before our marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
during the time that
From this reading “I should let things alone for the present,” replied the lawyer, cautiously; “make investigations, give her for the while the benefit of the doubt.”
which person or people
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole thing hangs together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Colman was over head and ears in love with her before our marriage.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tell me, Harroway,” said Gerard, “you who are the friend of us all, and would like to defend both my wife and Colman, does her story hold water?”
