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Chapter XXIV
It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness. My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses. She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me. Then she suddenly grew alarmed, burst into tears and stammered: “My God, my God!
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later than; following
From this reading “It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then she suddenly grew alarmed, burst into tears and stammered:”
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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 It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
later than; following
From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
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From this reading Then she suddenly grew alarmed, burst into tears and stammered:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
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From this reading She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me.
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From this reading Then she suddenly grew alarmed, burst into tears and stammered:
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From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
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From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
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From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
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From this reading She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me.
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From this reading She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
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From this reading “My God, my God!
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From this reading Then she suddenly grew alarmed, burst into tears and stammered:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
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From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then she suddenly grew alarmed, burst into tears and stammered:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
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From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
above and across; more than
From this reading She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me.
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From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
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From this reading She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me.
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From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
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From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
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From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
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From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
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From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
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From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
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From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
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From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
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From this reading Then she suddenly grew alarmed, burst into tears and stammered:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then she suddenly grew alarmed, burst into tears and stammered:
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From this reading Then she suddenly grew alarmed, burst into tears and stammered:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
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From this reading Then she suddenly grew alarmed, burst into tears and stammered:
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From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me.
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From this reading She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me.
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From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
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From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness.
at the time that
From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
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From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses.
