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Chapter X
The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians. He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity. That was all that was said, and he pondered over it deeply. What did she wish to say to him? She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “That was all that was said, and he pondered over it deeply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.”
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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 The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
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From this reading That was all that was said, and he pondered over it deeply.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
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From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
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From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
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From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
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From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
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From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
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From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
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From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
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From this reading That was all that was said, and he pondered over it deeply.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did she wish to say to him?
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From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
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From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
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From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What did she wish to say to him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
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From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was all that was said, and he pondered over it deeply.
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From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
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From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
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From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
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From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
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From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
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From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
above and across; more than
From this reading That was all that was said, and he pondered over it deeply.
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From this reading That was all that was said, and he pondered over it deeply.
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From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was all that was said, and he pondered over it deeply.
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From this reading What did she wish to say to him?
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From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What did she wish to say to him?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all that was said, and he pondered over it deeply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
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From this reading She was still such an unknown quantity,--and never so much as now in the light of the day before,--that he could not guess.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
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From this reading The next morning Corliss was knocked out of a late bed by Bash, one of Jacob Welse's Indians.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did she wish to say to him?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was the bearer of a brief little note from Frona, which contained a request for the mining engineer to come and see her at his first opportunity.
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From this reading What did she wish to say to him?
