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Chapter XXVI
A WELL LAID PLOT. Two or three days dragged by. They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful. Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?" And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A WELL LAID PLOT.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:”
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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 A WELL LAID PLOT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
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From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
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From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
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From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two or three days dragged by.
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From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
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From this reading Two or three days dragged by.
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From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
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From this reading Two or three days dragged by.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
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From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
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From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
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From this reading A WELL LAID PLOT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
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From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
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From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
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From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three days dragged by.
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From this reading A WELL LAID PLOT.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
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From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
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From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
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From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
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From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
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From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
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From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
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From this reading Two or three days dragged by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
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From this reading Two or three days dragged by.
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From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
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From this reading A WELL LAID PLOT.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
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From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
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From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
