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Chapter XII
Julia had the small-pox in its most aggravated form. Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter. She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her. He had been unremitting in his attention. Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been unremitting in his attention.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter.”
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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 Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.
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From this reading Julia had the small-pox in its most aggravated form.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
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From this reading He had been unremitting in his attention.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been unremitting in his attention.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
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From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
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From this reading Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.
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From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
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From this reading Julia had the small-pox in its most aggravated form.
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From this reading Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.
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From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
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From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Julia had the small-pox in its most aggravated form.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been unremitting in his attention.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been unremitting in his attention.
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From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Julia had the small-pox in its most aggravated form.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Julia had the small-pox in its most aggravated form.
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From this reading Julia had the small-pox in its most aggravated form.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter.
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From this reading Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter.
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From this reading Julia had the small-pox in its most aggravated form.
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From this reading Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.
not any; not one
From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter.
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From this reading Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter.
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From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter.
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From this reading Julia had the small-pox in its most aggravated form.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She _had_ it, and for ten days she had seen no one but her husband and physician, and had no care but such as Guy could give her.
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From this reading Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Julia had the small-pox in its most aggravated form.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter.
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From this reading He had been unremitting in his attention.
at the time that
From this reading Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where she took it, or when, she did not know; nor did it matter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.
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From this reading Tender and gentle as a woman, he had nursed her night and day, with no thought for himself and the risk he ran.
