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Chapter VI
"But what happened then to convince you? I ought to know. It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief." "I--Mrs. Miller, forgive me, but it is a matter I cannot speak of. Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
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causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I ought to know.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I ought to know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I--Mrs. Miller, forgive me, but it is a matter I cannot speak of.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.”
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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 "I--Mrs. Miller, forgive me, but it is a matter I cannot speak of.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
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From this reading Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
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From this reading It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."
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From this reading It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what happened then to convince you?
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From this reading "I--Mrs. Miller, forgive me, but it is a matter I cannot speak of.
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From this reading "But what happened then to convince you?
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."
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From this reading It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I--Mrs. Miller, forgive me, but it is a matter I cannot speak of.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But what happened then to convince you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ought to know.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ought to know.
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From this reading Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
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From this reading "I--Mrs. Miller, forgive me, but it is a matter I cannot speak of.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I--Mrs. Miller, forgive me, but it is a matter I cannot speak of.
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From this reading "I--Mrs. Miller, forgive me, but it is a matter I cannot speak of.
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From this reading "I--Mrs. Miller, forgive me, but it is a matter I cannot speak of.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I--Mrs. Miller, forgive me, but it is a matter I cannot speak of.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to know.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
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From this reading Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
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From this reading Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."
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From this reading "I--Mrs. Miller, forgive me, but it is a matter I cannot speak of.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."
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From this reading "But what happened then to convince you?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is far better that I should know than have this cruel half belief."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But what happened then to convince you?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what happened then to convince you?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hatton and I 'shook hands' on it we would say nothing to any one of our knowledge, and I cannot speak of it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But what happened then to convince you?
