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Chapter XIII
Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock. Lady Franks' household was punctual as the sun itself. But our hero roused himself with a wrench. The very act of lifting himself from the pillow was like a fight this morning. Why?
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But our hero roused himself with a wrench.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Lady Franks' household was punctual as the sun itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.”
a sudden twisting movement that causes pain
From this reading “But our hero roused himself with a wrench.”
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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 But our hero roused himself with a wrench.
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From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
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From this reading The very act of lifting himself from the pillow was like a fight this morning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Franks' household was punctual as the sun itself.
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From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But our hero roused himself with a wrench.
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From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
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From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
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From this reading The very act of lifting himself from the pillow was like a fight this morning.
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From this reading Lady Franks' household was punctual as the sun itself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The very act of lifting himself from the pillow was like a fight this morning.
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From this reading But our hero roused himself with a wrench.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But our hero roused himself with a wrench.
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From this reading Lady Franks' household was punctual as the sun itself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lady Franks' household was punctual as the sun itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Franks' household was punctual as the sun itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The very act of lifting himself from the pillow was like a fight this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The very act of lifting himself from the pillow was like a fight this morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But our hero roused himself with a wrench.
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From this reading The very act of lifting himself from the pillow was like a fight this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Franks' household was punctual as the sun itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But our hero roused himself with a wrench.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Franks' household was punctual as the sun itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The very act of lifting himself from the pillow was like a fight this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The very act of lifting himself from the pillow was like a fight this morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
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From this reading Why?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Aaron was awakened in the morning by the soft entrance of the butler with the tray: it was just seven o'clock.
a sudden twisting movement that causes pain
From this reading But our hero roused himself with a wrench.
