Chapter XXXII

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

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From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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From this reading “And he said I was to take care of you.”

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

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From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “And he said I was to take care of you.”

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “WE SHALL SAVE HIM YET.”

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From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “And he said I was to take care of you.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “And he said I was to take care of you.”

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

above and across; more than

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

except for; apart from

From this reading “WE SHALL SAVE HIM YET.”

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “WE SHALL SAVE HIM YET.”

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And he said I was to take care of you.”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “WE SHALL SAVE HIM YET.”

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

but in spite of that

From this reading “WE SHALL SAVE HIM YET.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.