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Chapter III
"Am I a murderer?" So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters. "Not a murderer!" he cried aloud. "Oh no, not that!" Then he argued with himself.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.”
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not a murderer!" he cried aloud.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Then he argued with himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.”
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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 "Am I a murderer?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
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From this reading "Not a murderer!" he cried aloud.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I a murderer?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
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From this reading Then he argued with himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
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From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not a murderer!" he cried aloud.
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From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
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From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
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From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he argued with himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I a murderer?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
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From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
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From this reading "Am I a murderer?"
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no, not that!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a murderer!" he cried aloud.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
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From this reading "Oh no, not that!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
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From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh no, not that!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
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From this reading Then he argued with himself.
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From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
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From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
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From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
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From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he argued with himself.
