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Chapter III
Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness. Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness. It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them. It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably. It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.”
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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 Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
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From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
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From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
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From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
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From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
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From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
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From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
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From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
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From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
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From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
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From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
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From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
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From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
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From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
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From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
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From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
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From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
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From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
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From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
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From this reading Out of her disconnection, a restlessness was taking possession of her like madness.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
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From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
up to a particular time
From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
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From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
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From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
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From this reading It jerked her spine when she didn't want to jerk upright but preferred to rest comfortably.
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From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Connie was aware, however, of a growing restlessness.
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From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
at the time that
From this reading It twitched her limbs when she didn't want to twitch them.
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From this reading It thrilled inside her body, in her womb, somewhere, till she felt she must jump into water and swim to get away from it; a mad restlessness.
