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Chapter XIX
He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot. And yet his errand was the last offices of friendship. “You’re too quick on the trigger in more ways than one, Harshaw,” he said. “Kinsard was not hit.” If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.”
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And yet his errand was the last offices of friendship.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““You’re too quick on the trigger in more ways than one, Harshaw,” he said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet his errand was the last offices of friendship.”
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From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet his errand was the last offices of friendship.
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From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
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From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
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From this reading And yet his errand was the last offices of friendship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
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From this reading And yet his errand was the last offices of friendship.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
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From this reading “You’re too quick on the trigger in more ways than one, Harshaw,” he said.
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From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
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From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet his errand was the last offices of friendship.
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From this reading “Kinsard was not hit.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You’re too quick on the trigger in more ways than one, Harshaw,” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
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From this reading “Kinsard was not hit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet his errand was the last offices of friendship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
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From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
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From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
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From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
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From this reading “You’re too quick on the trigger in more ways than one, Harshaw,” he said.
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From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
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From this reading And yet his errand was the last offices of friendship.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You’re too quick on the trigger in more ways than one, Harshaw,” he said.
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From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re too quick on the trigger in more ways than one, Harshaw,” he said.
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From this reading “You’re too quick on the trigger in more ways than one, Harshaw,” he said.
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From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You’re too quick on the trigger in more ways than one, Harshaw,” he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
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From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could not mistake the nature of the look the man bent on him; it made him tingle from head to foot.
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From this reading “You’re too quick on the trigger in more ways than one, Harshaw,” he said.
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From this reading “You’re too quick on the trigger in more ways than one, Harshaw,” he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet his errand was the last offices of friendship.
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From this reading “You’re too quick on the trigger in more ways than one, Harshaw,” he said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If Harshaw’s conscience had suffered one pang, this announcement might have weighed more with him than all that was to come.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet his errand was the last offices of friendship.
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From this reading “You’re too quick on the trigger in more ways than one, Harshaw,” he said.
