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Chapter V
"COME! WE WILL END IT." When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy. No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom. During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"COME!”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.”
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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 When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
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From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
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From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "COME!
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
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From this reading WE WILL END IT."
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
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From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
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From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WE WILL END IT."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
not any; not one
From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
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From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
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From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
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From this reading No tear came into her eyes, no sigh escaped from her bosom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the past few months she had exhausted the entire range of remorseful and despairing emotion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
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From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE WILL END IT."
at the time that
From this reading When Dr. Spenlove left Mrs. Turner she sat for some time in a state of dull lethargy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WE WILL END IT."
