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Chapter VIII
I did not know where to start. I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him. He certainly would answer no questions. Why had it been necessary to kill Grassman? Either it was related to Grassman's job, or it was something apart from it.
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any thing at all
From this reading “I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Why had it been necessary to kill Grassman?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Either it was related to Grassman's job, or it was something apart from it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not know where to start.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Either it was related to Grassman's job, or it was something apart from it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not know where to start.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He certainly would answer no questions.”
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From this reading He certainly would answer no questions.
any thing at all
From this reading I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.
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From this reading Either it was related to Grassman's job, or it was something apart from it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why had it been necessary to kill Grassman?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.
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From this reading He certainly would answer no questions.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not know where to start.
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From this reading I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.
one or the other of two
From this reading Either it was related to Grassman's job, or it was something apart from it.
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From this reading I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.
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From this reading I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Either it was related to Grassman's job, or it was something apart from it.
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From this reading I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.
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From this reading I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.
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From this reading Why had it been necessary to kill Grassman?
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From this reading Either it was related to Grassman's job, or it was something apart from it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why had it been necessary to kill Grassman?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He certainly would answer no questions.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not know where to start.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why had it been necessary to kill Grassman?
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From this reading Either it was related to Grassman's job, or it was something apart from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why had it been necessary to kill Grassman?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not know where to start.
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From this reading Why had it been necessary to kill Grassman?
not any; not one
From this reading He certainly would answer no questions.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not know where to start.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Either it was related to Grassman's job, or it was something apart from it.
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From this reading He certainly would answer no questions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Either it was related to Grassman's job, or it was something apart from it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Either it was related to Grassman's job, or it was something apart from it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not know where to start.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't think anything could be gained by going to Fitzmartin, facing him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did not know where to start.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Either it was related to Grassman's job, or it was something apart from it.
in or at the place that
From this reading I did not know where to start.
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From this reading Why had it been necessary to kill Grassman?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He certainly would answer no questions.
