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Chapter XXII
ROUGH TRAVELLING. Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck. His eyes were brighter, and there was manifestly no return of fever. "You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her. "Yes, mamma, I am better; but I am very thirsty."
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yes, mamma, I am better; but I am very thirsty."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her.
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From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
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From this reading "You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her.
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From this reading His eyes were brighter, and there was manifestly no return of fever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, mamma, I am better; but I am very thirsty."
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From this reading "You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her.
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From this reading His eyes were brighter, and there was manifestly no return of fever.
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From this reading His eyes were brighter, and there was manifestly no return of fever.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, mamma, I am better; but I am very thirsty."
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From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
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From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
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From this reading "Yes, mamma, I am better; but I am very thirsty."
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From this reading His eyes were brighter, and there was manifestly no return of fever.
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From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
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From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
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From this reading "You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her.
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From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
not any; not one
From this reading His eyes were brighter, and there was manifestly no return of fever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His eyes were brighter, and there was manifestly no return of fever.
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From this reading "You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her.
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From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
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From this reading His eyes were brighter, and there was manifestly no return of fever.
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From this reading ROUGH TRAVELLING.
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From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
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From this reading "You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her.
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From this reading "You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eyes were brighter, and there was manifestly no return of fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, mamma, I am better; but I am very thirsty."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her.
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From this reading ROUGH TRAVELLING.
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From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
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From this reading "Yes, mamma, I am better; but I am very thirsty."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His eyes were brighter, and there was manifestly no return of fever.
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From this reading "You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were brighter, and there was manifestly no return of fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just at this moment Jack woke up and put his arms round his mother's neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, mamma, I am better; but I am very thirsty."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are better, darling!" said Mrs. Weldon, pressing him tenderly to her.
