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Chapter XXI
THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought. There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause. Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale: "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something. I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
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From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
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From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
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From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
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From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
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From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
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From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
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From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
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From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
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From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
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From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
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From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
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From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
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From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
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From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking at last he had done so, he said to him one day, the last before the sale:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading I don't pretend to second sight, but I b'lieve I've got on the right track.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DAY OF THE SALE It was strange Hugh did not improve faster, the old doctor thought.
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From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something weighing on his mind, he said, something which kept him awake, and the kind man set himself to divine the cause.
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From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My boy, you don't get on for worrying about something.
