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Chapter XVIII
Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself. The night alone had restored him. And the need to be alone still was his greatest need. He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa. He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night alone had restored him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.”
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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 Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
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From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night alone had restored him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
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From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
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From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
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From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
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From this reading He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.
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From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The night alone had restored him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The night alone had restored him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
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From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
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From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night alone had restored him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
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From this reading He felt an intense resentment against the Marchesa.
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From this reading The night alone had restored him.
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From this reading He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.
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From this reading He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that somehow, she had given him a scorpion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aaron awoke in the morning feeling better, but still only a part himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the need to be alone still was his greatest need.
