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Chapter XIV
Mr Ratman did not like the turn affairs were taking. If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim. If he answered, how was he to know if the risk was not even greater? And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself? He might as well go through with it.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If he answered, how was he to know if the risk was not even greater?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he answered, how was he to know if the risk was not even greater?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he answered, how was he to know if the risk was not even greater?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He might as well go through with it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He might as well go through with it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He might as well go through with it.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?
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From this reading Mr Ratman did not like the turn affairs were taking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If he answered, how was he to know if the risk was not even greater?
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From this reading And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He might as well go through with it.
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From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
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From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
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From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr Ratman did not like the turn affairs were taking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he answered, how was he to know if the risk was not even greater?
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From this reading He might as well go through with it.
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From this reading If he answered, how was he to know if the risk was not even greater?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
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From this reading If he answered, how was he to know if the risk was not even greater?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He might as well go through with it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he answered, how was he to know if the risk was not even greater?
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From this reading Mr Ratman did not like the turn affairs were taking.
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From this reading And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?
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From this reading And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might as well go through with it.
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From this reading And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?
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From this reading Mr Ratman did not like the turn affairs were taking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr Ratman did not like the turn affairs were taking.
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From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
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From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
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From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
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From this reading Mr Ratman did not like the turn affairs were taking.
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From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
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From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
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From this reading If he answered, how was he to know if the risk was not even greater?
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From this reading And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?
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From this reading Mr Ratman did not like the turn affairs were taking.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr Ratman did not like the turn affairs were taking.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He might as well go through with it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
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From this reading Mr Ratman did not like the turn affairs were taking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If he refused to reply to the questions put to him, he was aware that he was damaging his own claim.
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From this reading He might as well go through with it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr Ratman did not like the turn affairs were taking.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He might as well go through with it.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, what more was Armstrong likely to know about the lost son than he himself?
