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Chapter XXXIII
GILEAD BALM The second letter from Old Miss came in February. The Colonel had suddenly failed and taken to his bed. Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay. He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her. Old Miss suggested that she should come to Gilead Balm.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Miss suggested that she should come to Gilead Balm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GILEAD BALM The second letter from Old Miss came in February.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Colonel had suddenly failed and taken to his bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.”
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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 He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Colonel had suddenly failed and taken to his bed.
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From this reading GILEAD BALM The second letter from Old Miss came in February.
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From this reading The Colonel had suddenly failed and taken to his bed.
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From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
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From this reading GILEAD BALM The second letter from Old Miss came in February.
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From this reading The Colonel had suddenly failed and taken to his bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Miss suggested that she should come to Gilead Balm.
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From this reading He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.
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From this reading The Colonel had suddenly failed and taken to his bed.
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From this reading GILEAD BALM The second letter from Old Miss came in February.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GILEAD BALM The second letter from Old Miss came in February.
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From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
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From this reading GILEAD BALM The second letter from Old Miss came in February.
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From this reading He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Colonel had suddenly failed and taken to his bed.
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From this reading He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Colonel had suddenly failed and taken to his bed.
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From this reading He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GILEAD BALM The second letter from Old Miss came in February.
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From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
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From this reading GILEAD BALM The second letter from Old Miss came in February.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.
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From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.
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From this reading GILEAD BALM The second letter from Old Miss came in February.
not any; not one
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GILEAD BALM The second letter from Old Miss came in February.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GILEAD BALM The second letter from Old Miss came in February.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Old Miss suggested that she should come to Gilead Balm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Colonel had suddenly failed and taken to his bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Miss suggested that she should come to Gilead Balm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Colonel had suddenly failed and taken to his bed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GILEAD BALM The second letter from Old Miss came in February.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Colonel had suddenly failed and taken to his bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a little wandering in his mind, and he had taken to thinking that Hagar was in the house, and a little girl still, and demanding to see her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Old Miss believed that he would get up again,--there was, she said, no reason why he shouldn't,--but in the mean time there he lay.
