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Chapter III
SISTER AND BROTHER. For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death. It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way. The strain of the last few months in Parksides produced a dangerous illness, and for many days her life was despaired of. How tenderly was she nursed!
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later than; following
From this reading “For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The strain of the last few months in Parksides produced a dangerous illness, and for many days her life was despaired of.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.”
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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 For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
later than; following
From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SISTER AND BROTHER.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
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From this reading SISTER AND BROTHER.
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From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
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From this reading It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.
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From this reading The strain of the last few months in Parksides produced a dangerous illness, and for many days her life was despaired of.
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From this reading The strain of the last few months in Parksides produced a dangerous illness, and for many days her life was despaired of.
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From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
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From this reading The strain of the last few months in Parksides produced a dangerous illness, and for many days her life was despaired of.
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From this reading It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.
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From this reading The strain of the last few months in Parksides produced a dangerous illness, and for many days her life was despaired of.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
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From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
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From this reading It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.
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From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.
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From this reading How tenderly was she nursed!
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From this reading The strain of the last few months in Parksides produced a dangerous illness, and for many days her life was despaired of.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The strain of the last few months in Parksides produced a dangerous illness, and for many days her life was despaired of.
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From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
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From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
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From this reading The strain of the last few months in Parksides produced a dangerous illness, and for many days her life was despaired of.
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From this reading The strain of the last few months in Parksides produced a dangerous illness, and for many days her life was despaired of.
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From this reading How tenderly was she nursed!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
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From this reading It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.
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From this reading It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.
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From this reading The strain of the last few months in Parksides produced a dangerous illness, and for many days her life was despaired of.
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From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
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From this reading The strain of the last few months in Parksides produced a dangerous illness, and for many days her life was despaired of.
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From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
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From this reading SISTER AND BROTHER.
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From this reading The strain of the last few months in Parksides produced a dangerous illness, and for many days her life was despaired of.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.
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From this reading How tenderly was she nursed!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
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From this reading For a fortnight after Phoebe reached the haven of love in Camden Town she lay between life and death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.
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From this reading It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.
at the time that
From this reading It was only when she felt herself out of danger that her strength gave way.
