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Chapter XVII
MURDER WILL OUT He was gone but for three minutes. Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery. For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still. He was my father's murderer; and I couldn't help loving him! It was that that filled up the cup of my misery to overflowing.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was my father's murderer; and I couldn't help loving him!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
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From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
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From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MURDER WILL OUT He was gone but for three minutes.
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From this reading He was my father's murderer; and I couldn't help loving him!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
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From this reading It was that that filled up the cup of my misery to overflowing.
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From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
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From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
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From this reading He was my father's murderer; and I couldn't help loving him!
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From this reading It was that that filled up the cup of my misery to overflowing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MURDER WILL OUT He was gone but for three minutes.
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From this reading MURDER WILL OUT He was gone but for three minutes.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MURDER WILL OUT He was gone but for three minutes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was my father's murderer; and I couldn't help loving him!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
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From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
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From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
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From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
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From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
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From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
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From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
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From this reading He was my father's murderer; and I couldn't help loving him!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
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From this reading MURDER WILL OUT He was gone but for three minutes.
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From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
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From this reading MURDER WILL OUT He was gone but for three minutes.
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From this reading He was my father's murderer; and I couldn't help loving him!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
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From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
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From this reading MURDER WILL OUT He was gone but for three minutes.
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From this reading It was that that filled up the cup of my misery to overflowing.
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From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
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From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
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From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
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From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was that that filled up the cup of my misery to overflowing.
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From this reading MURDER WILL OUT He was gone but for three minutes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
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From this reading Meanwhile, I buried my face in my burning hands, and cried to myself in unspeakable misery.
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From this reading It was that that filled up the cup of my misery to overflowing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MURDER WILL OUT He was gone but for three minutes.
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From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MURDER WILL OUT He was gone but for three minutes.
but in spite of that
From this reading For, horrible as it sounds to say so, I knew perfectly well now that Jack was Dr. Ivor: yet, in spite of that knowledge, I loved him still.
