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Chapter V
THE FRIEND IN NEED. Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature. Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance. She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet. Vain was the struggle, her vital power was spent.
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FRIEND IN NEED.”
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
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From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
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From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading THE FRIEND IN NEED.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
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From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FRIEND IN NEED.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FRIEND IN NEED.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading Vain was the struggle, her vital power was spent.
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
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From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
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From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading Vain was the struggle, her vital power was spent.
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From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
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From this reading Vain was the struggle, her vital power was spent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRIEND IN NEED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
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From this reading Vain was the struggle, her vital power was spent.
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From this reading Vain was the struggle, her vital power was spent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
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From this reading Weakened by the life of privation she had led for so many months, and also by the birth of her child, her physical forces had reached the limit of human endurance.
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From this reading She faltered and staggered, the ground slipped from beneath her weary feet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Desperately resolved as she was to carry her fatal design into execution she had not reckoned with nature.
