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Chapter XXXIV
CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder. "Wake up, Hugh!" he cried, "wake up!" I sat up in bed, bewildered and amazed. My father, with an anxious face, was rapidly putting on his boots. "What has happened?"
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sat up in bed, bewildered and amazed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Wake up, Hugh!" he cried, "wake up!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"What has happened?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.”
above and across; more than
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.”
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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 CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading I sat up in bed, bewildered and amazed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My father, with an anxious face, was rapidly putting on his boots.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading My father, with an anxious face, was rapidly putting on his boots.
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From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading I sat up in bed, bewildered and amazed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat up in bed, bewildered and amazed.
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From this reading My father, with an anxious face, was rapidly putting on his boots.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wake up, Hugh!" he cried, "wake up!"
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From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading My father, with an anxious face, was rapidly putting on his boots.
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From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading "What has happened?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What has happened?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wake up, Hugh!" he cried, "wake up!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading "Wake up, Hugh!" he cried, "wake up!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I sat up in bed, bewildered and amazed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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touching and supported by a surface
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above and across; more than
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From this reading My father, with an anxious face, was rapidly putting on his boots.
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From this reading My father, with an anxious face, was rapidly putting on his boots.
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From this reading I sat up in bed, bewildered and amazed.
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From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
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From this reading "Wake up, Hugh!" he cried, "wake up!"
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From this reading "Wake up, Hugh!" he cried, "wake up!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What has happened?"
at the time that
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CUT DOWN It must have been a little before six o'clock on the following morning, when I was suddenly aroused from sleep, and, opening my eyes, saw my father, half-dressed, bending over me with his hand on my shoulder.
