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Chapter XXVIII
INNOCENT’S CONFESSION. After this crisis there came a great lull. Innocent was ill. She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names. “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.”
later than; following
From this reading “After this crisis there came a great lull.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After this crisis there came a great lull.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.”
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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 After this crisis there came a great lull.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
later than; following
From this reading After this crisis there came a great lull.
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From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
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From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
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From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
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From this reading After this crisis there came a great lull.
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From this reading INNOCENT’S CONFESSION.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
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From this reading After this crisis there came a great lull.
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From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
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From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
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From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
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From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
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From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this crisis there came a great lull.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
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From this reading Innocent was ill.
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From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
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From this reading Innocent was ill.
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From this reading INNOCENT’S CONFESSION.
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From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
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From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
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From this reading After this crisis there came a great lull.
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From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
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From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
not any; not one
From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
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From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
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From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
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From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
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From this reading After this crisis there came a great lull.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this crisis there came a great lull.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Innocent was ill.
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From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
at the time that
From this reading “She had no doubt received a shock,” the doctor said, when informed by Mrs. Eastwood to that effect, and this was about all that any one could say.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She lay for some weeks under the power of a mysterious disorder which was sometimes called low fever, and sometimes by other names.
