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Chapter VI
"Then it has to do with her secret, eh? Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again. "What the devil do you know of her secret?" I demanded, in intense surprise. "How did you know there was one in connection with her?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Then it has to do with her secret, eh?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What the devil do you know of her secret?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"How did you know there was one in connection with her?"”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"Then it has to do with her secret, eh?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
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From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
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From this reading "How did you know there was one in connection with her?"
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From this reading I demanded, in intense surprise.
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From this reading "What the devil do you know of her secret?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did you know there was one in connection with her?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Then it has to do with her secret, eh?
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From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
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From this reading "Then it has to do with her secret, eh?
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From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then it has to do with her secret, eh?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then it has to do with her secret, eh?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
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From this reading "How did you know there was one in connection with her?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I demanded, in intense surprise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I demanded, in intense surprise.
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From this reading I demanded, in intense surprise.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then it has to do with her secret, eh?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What the devil do you know of her secret?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What the devil do you know of her secret?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "How did you know there was one in connection with her?"
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Then it has to do with her secret, eh?
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From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
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From this reading I demanded, in intense surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What the devil do you know of her secret?"
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From this reading "Then it has to do with her secret, eh?
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From this reading "How did you know there was one in connection with her?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then it has to do with her secret, eh?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How did you know there was one in connection with her?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What the devil do you know of her secret?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Then it has to do with her secret, eh?
but in spite of that
From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you never fathomed that yet?" he asked, eagerly, sinking into his chair again.
