Question: Voices rose near at hand, for tea was spread out under the sycamore-tree, as it had been on the day of my arrival.
Voices stayed silent.

Answer: no

Question: Better late than never.
There's no way to make amends for something that hasn't been done.

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question: uh on my job we had a lot of Workmen's Comp cases and
There was never a Workmen's Comp case at my job.

Answer:
no