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Chapter IV
"Breathing!" I echoed. "Then she is recovering!" "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her." Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
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any thing at all
From this reading “Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."”
except for; apart from
From this reading “"Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
any thing at all
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
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From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
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From this reading "Breathing!"
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From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
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From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
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From this reading I echoed.
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From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
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From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
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From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
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From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I echoed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then she is recovering!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
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From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
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From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
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From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
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From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
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From this reading "Then she is recovering!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
except for; apart from
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then she is recovering!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
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From this reading "Then she is recovering!"
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From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
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From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
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From this reading "Yes, old fellow," Dick replied, "she is recovering--at least we hope we shall save her."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then, turning to his colleague, he raised her hand and pointed to the finger-nails, asking: "Do you notice anything there?"
