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Chapter LI
ÆGRI SOMNIA. The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery. The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity. “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.” “Is it a slight wound?” asked the queen.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Is it a slight wound?” asked the queen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.”
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.””
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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 “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
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From this reading The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
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From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is it a slight wound?” asked the queen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
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From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.
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From this reading The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
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From this reading The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
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From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it a slight wound?” asked the queen.
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From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
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From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
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From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is it a slight wound?” asked the queen.
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From this reading ÆGRI SOMNIA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
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From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
which person or people
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.
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From this reading “Is it a slight wound?” asked the queen.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
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From this reading ÆGRI SOMNIA.
