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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To Dick, and I must say to me also, this seemed a strange remedy; and Dick said as much.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quoth he: "Friend Walter, don't set the man brooding on the tragedy by letting him live alone.
also
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From this reading To Dick, and I must say to me also, this seemed a strange remedy; and Dick said as much.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
any
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
boat
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
brooding
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From this reading Quoth he: "Friend Walter, don't set the man brooding on the tragedy by letting him live alone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
Clara
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From this reading Said Clara: "I don't know.
committed
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From this reading That will only strengthen his idea that he has committed a crime, and you will have him killing himself in good earnest."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
crime
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From this reading That will only strengthen his idea that he has committed a crime, and you will have him killing himself in good earnest."
Dick
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From this reading To Dick, and I must say to me also, this seemed a strange remedy; and Dick said as much.
don't
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From this reading Quoth he: "Friend Walter, don't set the man brooding on the tragedy by letting him live alone.
down
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
earnest
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From this reading That will only strengthen his idea that he has committed a crime, and you will have him killing himself in good earnest."
Friend
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From this reading Quoth he: "Friend Walter, don't set the man brooding on the tragedy by letting him live alone.
go
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That will only strengthen his idea that he has committed a crime, and you will have him killing himself in good earnest."
got
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That will only strengthen his idea that he has committed a crime, and you will have him killing himself in good earnest."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That will only strengthen his idea that he has committed a crime, and you will have him killing himself in good earnest."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quoth he: "Friend Walter, don't set the man brooding on the tragedy by letting him live alone.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That will only strengthen his idea that he has committed a crime, and you will have him killing himself in good earnest."
homicide
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
hopeful
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To Dick, and I must say to me also, this seemed a strange remedy; and Dick said as much.
idea
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From this reading That will only strengthen his idea that he has committed a crime, and you will have him killing himself in good earnest."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
keep
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
killing
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From this reading That will only strengthen his idea that he has committed a crime, and you will have him killing himself in good earnest."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Said Clara: "I don't know.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
letting
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From this reading Quoth he: "Friend Walter, don't set the man brooding on the tragedy by letting him live alone.
live
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
man
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From this reading Quoth he: "Friend Walter, don't set the man brooding on the tragedy by letting him live alone.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To Dick, and I must say to me also, this seemed a strange remedy; and Dick said as much.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
more
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
much
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To Dick, and I must say to me also, this seemed a strange remedy; and Dick said as much.
neighbourhood
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
night
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
off
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Quoth he: "Friend Walter, don't set the man brooding on the tragedy by letting him live alone.
only
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From this reading That will only strengthen his idea that he has committed a crime, and you will have him killing himself in good earnest."
over-sea
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
pretty
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
proposed
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
Quoth
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From this reading Quoth he: "Friend Walter, don't set the man brooding on the tragedy by letting him live alone.
rate
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
remedy
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From this reading To Dick, and I must say to me also, this seemed a strange remedy; and Dick said as much.
said
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From this reading To Dick, and I must say to me also, this seemed a strange remedy; and Dick said as much.
say
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From this reading To Dick, and I must say to me also, this seemed a strange remedy; and Dick said as much.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
set
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From this reading Quoth he: "Friend Walter, don't set the man brooding on the tragedy by letting him live alone.
somewhere
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
strange
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From this reading To Dick, and I must say to me also, this seemed a strange remedy; and Dick said as much.
strengthen
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From this reading That will only strengthen his idea that he has committed a crime, and you will have him killing himself in good earnest."
subject
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
then
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To Dick, and I must say to me also, this seemed a strange remedy; and Dick said as much.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
tragedy
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From this reading Quoth he: "Friend Walter, don't set the man brooding on the tragedy by letting him live alone.
unlucky
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
Walter
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From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As we went down to the boat next morning, Walter could not quite keep off the subject of last night, though he was more hopeful than he had been then, and seemed to think that if the unlucky homicide could not be got to go over-sea, he might at any rate go and live somewhere in the neighbourhood pretty much by himself; at any rate, that was what he himself had proposed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That will only strengthen his idea that he has committed a crime, and you will have him killing himself in good earnest."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That will only strengthen his idea that he has committed a crime, and you will have him killing himself in good earnest."
