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Chapter V
"But why--in Heaven's name?" Ember smiled sombrely at the drooping ash of his cigar. "There were several reasons. In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose. I chose not to sell because--well, because Mrs. Whitaker begged me not to."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.”
for the reason that
From this reading “I chose not to sell because--well, because Mrs. Whitaker begged me not to."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But why--in Heaven's name?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There were several reasons.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There were several reasons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I chose not to sell because--well, because Mrs. Whitaker begged me not to."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
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From this reading Ember smiled sombrely at the drooping ash of his cigar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ember smiled sombrely at the drooping ash of his cigar.
for the reason that
From this reading I chose not to sell because--well, because Mrs. Whitaker begged me not to."
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From this reading I chose not to sell because--well, because Mrs. Whitaker begged me not to."
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From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why--in Heaven's name?"
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From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
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From this reading Ember smiled sombrely at the drooping ash of his cigar.
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From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
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From this reading Ember smiled sombrely at the drooping ash of his cigar.
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From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
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From this reading Ember smiled sombrely at the drooping ash of his cigar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
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From this reading "But why--in Heaven's name?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ember smiled sombrely at the drooping ash of his cigar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But why--in Heaven's name?"
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From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I chose not to sell because--well, because Mrs. Whitaker begged me not to."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
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From this reading I chose not to sell because--well, because Mrs. Whitaker begged me not to."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But why--in Heaven's name?"
not any; not one
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I chose not to sell because--well, because Mrs. Whitaker begged me not to."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ember smiled sombrely at the drooping ash of his cigar.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
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From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There were several reasons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
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From this reading "There were several reasons.
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From this reading Ember smiled sombrely at the drooping ash of his cigar.
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From this reading Ember smiled sombrely at the drooping ash of his cigar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ember smiled sombrely at the drooping ash of his cigar.
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From this reading "There were several reasons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I chose not to sell because--well, because Mrs. Whitaker begged me not to."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There were several reasons.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In the first place I didn't have to: I had asked no retainer from Drummond, and I rendered no bill: what I had found out was mine, to keep or to sell, as I chose.
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From this reading I chose not to sell because--well, because Mrs. Whitaker begged me not to."
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From this reading "But why--in Heaven's name?"
