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Chapter XXV
HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED. For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright. Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon. Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm. "Good heavens!" he exclaimed, wildly, "what have I done?
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good heavens!" he exclaimed, wildly, "what have I done?”
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading “Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good heavens!" he exclaimed, wildly, "what have I done?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.”
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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 For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
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From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
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From this reading For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
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From this reading For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
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From this reading Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.
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From this reading Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.
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From this reading Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.
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From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good heavens!" he exclaimed, wildly, "what have I done?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good heavens!" he exclaimed, wildly, "what have I done?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
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From this reading HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED.
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From this reading Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.
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From this reading Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good heavens!" he exclaimed, wildly, "what have I done?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
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From this reading For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
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From this reading "Good heavens!" he exclaimed, wildly, "what have I done?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
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From this reading HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Good heavens!" he exclaimed, wildly, "what have I done?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
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From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment it seemed to Beatrix that she could not have heard aright.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her brain was giddy, her breath came fluttering feebly--she looked as if she was going to swoon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Good heavens!" he exclaimed, wildly, "what have I done?
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From this reading "Good heavens!" he exclaimed, wildly, "what have I done?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Doctor Darrow's practiced eye marked the change in his patient at once, and he started with a low cry of alarm.
