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Chapter VIII
"What do you fear?" "I fear what my father feared," was her answer. "And what was that?" "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself. He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."
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to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading “He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.”
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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 "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what was that?"
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From this reading "I fear what my father feared," was her answer.
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."
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From this reading "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
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From this reading "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
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From this reading He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."
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From this reading He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you fear?"
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From this reading "I fear what my father feared," was her answer.
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From this reading "What do you fear?"
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From this reading "I fear what my father feared," was her answer.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I fear what my father feared," was her answer.
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From this reading He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I fear what my father feared," was her answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I fear what my father feared," was her answer.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And what was that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."
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From this reading "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I fear what my father feared," was her answer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you fear?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He threatened me on the day I left home-- he dared me to breathe a single word."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "That he would carry out a certain threat he has many times made to my father, and later to myself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you fear?"
