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Chapter IX
So he lay a very long while. Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up. At last he noticed that it was beginning to get light. He was lying on his back, still dazed from his recent oblivion. Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
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later than; following
From this reading “Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At last he noticed that it was beginning to get light.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last he noticed that it was beginning to get light.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So he lay a very long while.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was lying on his back, still dazed from his recent oblivion.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.”
during the time that
From this reading “So he lay a very long while.”
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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 So he lay a very long while.
later than; following
From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
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From this reading He was lying on his back, still dazed from his recent oblivion.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At last he noticed that it was beginning to get light.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
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From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
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From this reading He was lying on his back, still dazed from his recent oblivion.
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From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
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From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
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From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was lying on his back, still dazed from his recent oblivion.
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From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he lay a very long while.
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From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was lying on his back, still dazed from his recent oblivion.
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From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he noticed that it was beginning to get light.
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From this reading So he lay a very long while.
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From this reading At last he noticed that it was beginning to get light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he lay a very long while.
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From this reading He was lying on his back, still dazed from his recent oblivion.
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From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
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From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
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From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
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From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
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From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
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From this reading He was lying on his back, still dazed from his recent oblivion.
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From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was lying on his back, still dazed from his recent oblivion.
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From this reading He was lying on his back, still dazed from his recent oblivion.
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From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
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From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he lay a very long while.
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From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was lying on his back, still dazed from his recent oblivion.
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From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
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From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
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From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
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From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
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From this reading So he lay a very long while.
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From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now and then he seemed to wake up, and at such moments he noticed that it was far into the night, but it did not occur to him to get up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
during the time that
From this reading So he lay a very long while.
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From this reading Fearful, despairing cries rose shrilly from the street, sounds which he heard every night, indeed, under his window after two o’clock.
