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AUTHOR OF "THE OLD WORCESTER JUG," "WORTHY OF HIS NAME," ETC., ETC. BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON. "COULD it be that the Princess was going to die?" Bert held his breath as the thought smote him. He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"COULD it be that the Princess was going to die?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE OLD WORCESTER JUG," "WORTHY OF HIS NAME," ETC., ETC.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “"COULD it be that the Princess was going to die?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bert held his breath as the thought smote him.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE OLD WORCESTER JUG," "WORTHY OF HIS NAME," ETC., ETC.”
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From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.
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From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
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From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bert held his breath as the thought smote him.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OLD WORCESTER JUG," "WORTHY OF HIS NAME," ETC., ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "COULD it be that the Princess was going to die?"
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From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
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From this reading Bert held his breath as the thought smote him.
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From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "COULD it be that the Princess was going to die?"
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From this reading "COULD it be that the Princess was going to die?"
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OLD WORCESTER JUG," "WORTHY OF HIS NAME," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
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From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.
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From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
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From this reading "COULD it be that the Princess was going to die?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
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From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
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From this reading Bert held his breath as the thought smote him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bert held his breath as the thought smote him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OLD WORCESTER JUG," "WORTHY OF HIS NAME," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "COULD it be that the Princess was going to die?"
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OLD WORCESTER JUG," "WORTHY OF HIS NAME," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.
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From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OLD WORCESTER JUG," "WORTHY OF HIS NAME," ETC., ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OLD WORCESTER JUG," "WORTHY OF HIS NAME," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OLD WORCESTER JUG," "WORTHY OF HIS NAME," ETC., ETC.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
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From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "COULD it be that the Princess was going to die?"
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From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.
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From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.
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From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
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From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
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From this reading Bert held his breath as the thought smote him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
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From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "COULD it be that the Princess was going to die?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OLD WORCESTER JUG," "WORTHY OF HIS NAME," ETC., ETC.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bert held his breath as the thought smote him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "COULD it be that the Princess was going to die?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "COULD it be that the Princess was going to die?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He could almost hear the beating of his heart as he stood motionless, arrested by the painful idea, and gazed with anxious eyes on his sleeping sister.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OLD WORCESTER JUG," "WORTHY OF HIS NAME," ETC., ETC.
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From this reading BUTLER & TANNER THE SELWOOD PRINTING WORKS FROME, AND LONDON.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE OLD WORCESTER JUG," "WORTHY OF HIS NAME," ETC., ETC.
