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Chapter X
UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement. I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal. Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean. I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise. Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
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From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
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From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
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From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.
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From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
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From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
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From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
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From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
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From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.
one or the other of two
From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.
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From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.
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From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
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From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
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From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
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From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
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From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.
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From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
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From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
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From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.
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From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
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From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
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From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
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From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
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From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.
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From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.
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From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
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From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.
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From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
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From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
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From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
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From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
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From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
at the time that
From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
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From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
