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Chapter VII
By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward. The dawn came up pure and magnificent. The sick man was able to call his friends with a stronger voice. They raised the curtains of the awning, and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air. “How do you feel to-day?” asked the doctor.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How do you feel to-day?” asked the doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How do you feel to-day?” asked the doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.”
toward the west
From this reading “By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.”
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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 The sick man was able to call his friends with a stronger voice.
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From this reading The sick man was able to call his friends with a stronger voice.
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From this reading They raised the curtains of the awning, and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dawn came up pure and magnificent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How do you feel to-day?” asked the doctor.
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From this reading They raised the curtains of the awning, and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air.
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From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
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From this reading The sick man was able to call his friends with a stronger voice.
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From this reading The dawn came up pure and magnificent.
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From this reading They raised the curtains of the awning, and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dawn came up pure and magnificent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They raised the curtains of the awning, and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you feel to-day?” asked the doctor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How do you feel to-day?” asked the doctor.
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From this reading “How do you feel to-day?” asked the doctor.
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From this reading The sick man was able to call his friends with a stronger voice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They raised the curtains of the awning, and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sick man was able to call his friends with a stronger voice.
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From this reading “How do you feel to-day?” asked the doctor.
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From this reading They raised the curtains of the awning, and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They raised the curtains of the awning, and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dawn came up pure and magnificent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sick man was able to call his friends with a stronger voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
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From this reading The dawn came up pure and magnificent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They raised the curtains of the awning, and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sick man was able to call his friends with a stronger voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sick man was able to call his friends with a stronger voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They raised the curtains of the awning, and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
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From this reading “How do you feel to-day?” asked the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dawn came up pure and magnificent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sick man was able to call his friends with a stronger voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sick man was able to call his friends with a stronger voice.
toward the west
From this reading By the morning of the next day, the balloon had moved, but very slightly, to the westward.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sick man was able to call his friends with a stronger voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you feel to-day?” asked the doctor.
