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Chapter IV
The next day I spent in gloomy lethargy. I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible. I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read. My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations. I had not told her how it was my ankle came to be bruised and my clothes muddy.
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From this reading “I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day I spent in gloomy lethargy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had not told her how it was my ankle came to be bruised and my clothes muddy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read.
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From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
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From this reading I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
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From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
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From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
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From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
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From this reading I had not told her how it was my ankle came to be bruised and my clothes muddy.
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From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
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From this reading I had not told her how it was my ankle came to be bruised and my clothes muddy.
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From this reading I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read.
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From this reading The next day I spent in gloomy lethargy.
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From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
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From this reading I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read.
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From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
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From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
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From this reading The next day I spent in gloomy lethargy.
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From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
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From this reading I had not told her how it was my ankle came to be bruised and my clothes muddy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day I spent in gloomy lethargy.
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From this reading I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day I spent in gloomy lethargy.
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From this reading I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read.
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From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had not told her how it was my ankle came to be bruised and my clothes muddy.
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From this reading I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read.
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From this reading The next day I spent in gloomy lethargy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
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From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
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From this reading I had not told her how it was my ankle came to be bruised and my clothes muddy.
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From this reading I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day I spent in gloomy lethargy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not told her how it was my ankle came to be bruised and my clothes muddy.
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From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
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From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
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From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
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From this reading I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
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From this reading The next day I spent in gloomy lethargy.
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From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day I spent in gloomy lethargy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had not told her how it was my ankle came to be bruised and my clothes muddy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had intended to go to Checkshill that day, but my bruised ankle was too swollen for that to be possible.
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From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I sat indoors in the ill-lit downstairs kitchen, with my foot bandaged, and mused darkly and read.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My dear old mother waited on me, and her brown eyes watched me and wondered at my black silences, my frowning preoccupations.
