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Chapter XXXVII
Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick. He did not hear her at first, and she said, again: “Howard, are you sick? Have you any trouble on your mind?” Then he looked up, with a faint smile, and answered her:
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then he looked up, with a faint smile, and answered her:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not hear her at first, and she said, again:”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you any trouble on your mind?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not hear her at first, and she said, again:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he looked up, with a faint smile, and answered her:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you any trouble on your mind?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.”
during the time that
From this reading “Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.”
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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 Then he looked up, with a faint smile, and answered her:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
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From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he looked up, with a faint smile, and answered her:
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From this reading Have you any trouble on your mind?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Howard, are you sick?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He did not hear her at first, and she said, again:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
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From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
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From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
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From this reading Then he looked up, with a faint smile, and answered her:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not hear her at first, and she said, again:
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From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you any trouble on your mind?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not hear her at first, and she said, again:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not hear her at first, and she said, again:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
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From this reading “Howard, are you sick?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he looked up, with a faint smile, and answered her:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you any trouble on your mind?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Have you any trouble on your mind?”
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From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
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From this reading He did not hear her at first, and she said, again:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not hear her at first, and she said, again:
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From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
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From this reading Then he looked up, with a faint smile, and answered her:
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
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From this reading Then he looked up, with a faint smile, and answered her:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have you any trouble on your mind?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he looked up, with a faint smile, and answered her:
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
during the time that
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gertie did not go into Godfrey’s room again, nor was it necessary, as he was very quiet and seemed to be sleeping, while his father sat by him with his head bowed down, and such marks of age upon him that Miss Rossiter asked him if he were sick.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Howard, are you sick?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you any trouble on your mind?”
