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Chapter VI
"I wonder," mused Farradyne aloud, "whether marcoleptine is really non-habit-forming." He sat there on the edge of the bed watching Hughes very carefully. Hughes struggled to keep his eyes wide, fighting off the narcotic. But then the eyelids grew heavier and started to close. In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
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any thing at all
From this reading “In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “"I wonder," mused Farradyne aloud, "whether marcoleptine is really non-habit-forming."”
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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 In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
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From this reading "I wonder," mused Farradyne aloud, "whether marcoleptine is really non-habit-forming."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But then the eyelids grew heavier and started to close.
any thing at all
From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
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From this reading He sat there on the edge of the bed watching Hughes very carefully.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then the eyelids grew heavier and started to close.
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From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
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From this reading He sat there on the edge of the bed watching Hughes very carefully.
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From this reading But then the eyelids grew heavier and started to close.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
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From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
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From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
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From this reading He sat there on the edge of the bed watching Hughes very carefully.
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From this reading But then the eyelids grew heavier and started to close.
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From this reading Hughes struggled to keep his eyes wide, fighting off the narcotic.
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From this reading "I wonder," mused Farradyne aloud, "whether marcoleptine is really non-habit-forming."
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From this reading Hughes struggled to keep his eyes wide, fighting off the narcotic.
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From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
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From this reading But then the eyelids grew heavier and started to close.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat there on the edge of the bed watching Hughes very carefully.
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From this reading But then the eyelids grew heavier and started to close.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hughes struggled to keep his eyes wide, fighting off the narcotic.
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From this reading He sat there on the edge of the bed watching Hughes very carefully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder," mused Farradyne aloud, "whether marcoleptine is really non-habit-forming."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I wonder," mused Farradyne aloud, "whether marcoleptine is really non-habit-forming."
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From this reading Hughes struggled to keep his eyes wide, fighting off the narcotic.
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From this reading "I wonder," mused Farradyne aloud, "whether marcoleptine is really non-habit-forming."
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From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
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From this reading "I wonder," mused Farradyne aloud, "whether marcoleptine is really non-habit-forming."
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From this reading Hughes struggled to keep his eyes wide, fighting off the narcotic.
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From this reading "I wonder," mused Farradyne aloud, "whether marcoleptine is really non-habit-forming."
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From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sat there on the edge of the bed watching Hughes very carefully.
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From this reading Hughes struggled to keep his eyes wide, fighting off the narcotic.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat there on the edge of the bed watching Hughes very carefully.
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From this reading "I wonder," mused Farradyne aloud, "whether marcoleptine is really non-habit-forming."
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From this reading He sat there on the edge of the bed watching Hughes very carefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
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From this reading But then the eyelids grew heavier and started to close.
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From this reading Hughes struggled to keep his eyes wide, fighting off the narcotic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sat there on the edge of the bed watching Hughes very carefully.
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From this reading But then the eyelids grew heavier and started to close.
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From this reading He sat there on the edge of the bed watching Hughes very carefully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hughes struggled to keep his eyes wide, fighting off the narcotic.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
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From this reading He sat there on the edge of the bed watching Hughes very carefully.
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From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
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From this reading He sat there on the edge of the bed watching Hughes very carefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I wonder," mused Farradyne aloud, "whether marcoleptine is really non-habit-forming."
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From this reading Hughes struggled to keep his eyes wide, fighting off the narcotic.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In a weakened, drugged voice, Hughes mumbled, "Easier to slip under--now--can't do anything--will ..." and he was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder," mused Farradyne aloud, "whether marcoleptine is really non-habit-forming."
