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Chapter IV
I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened. I prefer, indeed, that you should not. No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind. But to know the fact doesn’t help us--it doesn’t help us towards the cure. All we can do is to wait.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But to know the fact doesn’t help us--it doesn’t help us towards the cure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But to know the fact doesn’t help us--it doesn’t help us towards the cure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind.”
in the direction of
From this reading “But to know the fact doesn’t help us--it doesn’t help us towards the cure.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.”
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From this reading No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind.
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From this reading All we can do is to wait.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to know the fact doesn’t help us--it doesn’t help us towards the cure.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading All we can do is to wait.
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From this reading But to know the fact doesn’t help us--it doesn’t help us towards the cure.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All we can do is to wait.
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From this reading But to know the fact doesn’t help us--it doesn’t help us towards the cure.
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From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
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From this reading No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind.
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From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
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From this reading But to know the fact doesn’t help us--it doesn’t help us towards the cure.
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From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
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From this reading No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to know the fact doesn’t help us--it doesn’t help us towards the cure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
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From this reading I prefer, indeed, that you should not.
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From this reading No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All we can do is to wait.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to know the fact doesn’t help us--it doesn’t help us towards the cure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind.
not any; not one
From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I prefer, indeed, that you should not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind.
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From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind.
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From this reading I prefer, indeed, that you should not.
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From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
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From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
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From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
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From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
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From this reading No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I prefer, indeed, that you should not.
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From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
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From this reading No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind.
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From this reading No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind.
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From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I prefer, indeed, that you should not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to know the fact doesn’t help us--it doesn’t help us towards the cure.
in the direction of
From this reading But to know the fact doesn’t help us--it doesn’t help us towards the cure.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But to know the fact doesn’t help us--it doesn’t help us towards the cure.
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From this reading No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind.
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From this reading All we can do is to wait.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No doubt it was the shock of hearing the voice on the telephone that actually induced the state of mind.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All we can do is to wait.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
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From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I prefer, indeed, that you should not.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I “OH no,” the specialist said, “I don’t see what purpose it would serve, your telling his wife exactly what happened.
