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Chapter XIII
I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman. Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there. She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on. ‘I shall be better by and by,’ she said to me, gasping as she leaned on my arm. My mind was in such a confusion that I did not know what I was doing.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My mind was in such a confusion that I did not know what I was doing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My mind was in such a confusion that I did not know what I was doing.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “‘I shall be better by and by,’ she said to me, gasping as she leaned on my arm.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.”
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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 Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.
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From this reading ‘I shall be better by and by,’ she said to me, gasping as she leaned on my arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘I shall be better by and by,’ she said to me, gasping as she leaned on my arm.
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From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘I shall be better by and by,’ she said to me, gasping as she leaned on my arm.
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From this reading ‘I shall be better by and by,’ she said to me, gasping as she leaned on my arm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘I shall be better by and by,’ she said to me, gasping as she leaned on my arm.
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From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.
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From this reading My mind was in such a confusion that I did not know what I was doing.
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From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My mind was in such a confusion that I did not know what I was doing.
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From this reading She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.
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From this reading My mind was in such a confusion that I did not know what I was doing.
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From this reading She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.
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From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
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From this reading ‘I shall be better by and by,’ she said to me, gasping as she leaned on my arm.
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From this reading Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.
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From this reading She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.
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From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My mind was in such a confusion that I did not know what I was doing.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mind was in such a confusion that I did not know what I was doing.
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From this reading ‘I shall be better by and by,’ she said to me, gasping as she leaned on my arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I shall be better by and by,’ she said to me, gasping as she leaned on my arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mind was in such a confusion that I did not know what I was doing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My mind was in such a confusion that I did not know what I was doing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.
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From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I shall be better by and by,’ she said to me, gasping as she leaned on my arm.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘I shall be better by and by,’ she said to me, gasping as she leaned on my arm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.
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From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My mind was in such a confusion that I did not know what I was doing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had disease of the heart evidently, and one of the paroxysms had come on.
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From this reading Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.
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From this reading Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.
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From this reading Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Though it was a very short way, we took a long time to get there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
at the time that
From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
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From this reading I cannot attempt to describe what my feelings were when I went into my own house with that strange woman.
