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Chapter VII
A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes. She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious. At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her. "You are better?" he says cheerily. "That's right!
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's right!”
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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 A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
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From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are better?" he says cheerily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
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From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
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From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
next to; at the side of
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
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From this reading "You are better?" he says cheerily.
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From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
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From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
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From this reading "You are better?" he says cheerily.
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From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
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From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
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From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
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From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
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From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are better?" he says cheerily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
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From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
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From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
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From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's right!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are better?" he says cheerily.
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From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
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From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
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From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
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From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
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From this reading "That's right!
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From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
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From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
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From this reading She is in bed in her own room, and her father is siting beside her, watchful and anxious.
at the time that
From this reading A chill gray dawn is breaking when Honor Blake opens her eyes.
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From this reading At first she wonders to see him there, then slowly a dim sense of pain and fear comes back to her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are better?" he says cheerily.
