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Chapter II
"His Church!" sneered Musk. "A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you? My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you? Do you know what you've done, and confessed to doing? You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you know what you've done, and confessed to doing?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!”
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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 "A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do you know what you've done, and confessed to doing?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
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From this reading "His Church!" sneered Musk.
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From this reading Do you know what you've done, and confessed to doing?
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From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know what you've done, and confessed to doing?
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From this reading Do you know what you've done, and confessed to doing?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you?
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From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
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From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
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From this reading "A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His Church!" sneered Musk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
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From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you?
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From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you know what you've done, and confessed to doing?
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From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
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From this reading "A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you?
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From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
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From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
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From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
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From this reading "His Church!" sneered Musk.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
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From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
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From this reading "A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you?
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From this reading "His Church!" sneered Musk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
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From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
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From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
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From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
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From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do you know what you've done, and confessed to doing?
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From this reading My God, can you stand there looking at me as if I were in the wrong instead o' you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you?
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From this reading You've murdered my girl, just as much as though you'd taken and cut her throat, you have: more, you've murdered her body and soul, you that snivel about the soul!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A lot you've done to make me respect it, haven't you?
