Failed
Knew
Both words in one sentence
- The noises were useful because, if the connection was not made and you knew the noises, you could tell where it had failed.
Source: Beeping Computers -
He failed, that is, because he did not believe that it was possible, whereas Yoda knew that it was.
Source: Achievements in Ignorance -
Lampshaded in the very first book, when Tom actually gives a speech to a crowd of adults about how "when the adults failed, I knew it was up to me to suceed".
Source: Literature / The Great Brain
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