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Chapter XIV
BETRAYED BY A PICTURE. Little Daisy Warburton was missing. The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force. It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock. At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little Daisy Warburton was missing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.”
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading “It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.”
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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 BETRAYED BY A PICTURE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
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From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
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From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
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From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
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From this reading BETRAYED BY A PICTURE.
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From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BETRAYED BY A PICTURE.
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From this reading Little Daisy Warburton was missing.
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From this reading At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
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From this reading At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
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From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
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From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
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From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
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From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
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From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
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From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
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From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
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From this reading At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
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From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
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From this reading At day-dawn, he lay in a death-like lethargy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Daisy Warburton was missing.
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From this reading Little Daisy Warburton was missing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
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From this reading BETRAYED BY A PICTURE.
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From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
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From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
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From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
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From this reading Little Daisy Warburton was missing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little Daisy Warburton was missing.
at the time that
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The blow that had prostrated Leslie at its first announcement, struck Archibald Warburton with still heavier force.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was impossible to keep the truth from him, and when it became known, his feeble frame would not support the shock.
