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Chapter XXXIV
MR. MOULDER BACKS HIS OPINION. As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great. Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth. No doubt he would be badgered and bullied.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “No doubt he would be badgered and bullied.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No doubt he would be badgered and bullied.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
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From this reading MOULDER BACKS HIS OPINION.
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From this reading No doubt he would be badgered and bullied.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
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From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
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From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
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From this reading No doubt he would be badgered and bullied.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
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From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
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From this reading No doubt he would be badgered and bullied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MOULDER BACKS HIS OPINION.
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From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
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From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
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From this reading MOULDER BACKS HIS OPINION.
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From this reading MR.
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From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt he would be badgered and bullied.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
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From this reading MOULDER BACKS HIS OPINION.
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From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
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From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
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From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the day of the trial drew nigh, the perturbation of poor John Kenneby's mind became very great.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Moulder had not intended to frighten him, but had thought it well to put him up to what he believed to be the truth.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No doubt he would be badgered and bullied.
