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Chapter XXIII
IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home. Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard. She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him. Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not. He groped, instead of seeing the way as clearly as she did.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He groped, instead of seeing the way as clearly as she did.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.”
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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 IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
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From this reading IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
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From this reading She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He groped, instead of seeing the way as clearly as she did.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.
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From this reading He groped, instead of seeing the way as clearly as she did.
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From this reading Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.
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From this reading Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
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From this reading Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
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From this reading IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
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From this reading She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.
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From this reading Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.
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From this reading IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
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From this reading He groped, instead of seeing the way as clearly as she did.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
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From this reading She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
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From this reading IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
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From this reading He groped, instead of seeing the way as clearly as she did.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
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From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
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From this reading Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.
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From this reading Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.
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From this reading She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
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From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.
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From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
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From this reading She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.
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From this reading He groped, instead of seeing the way as clearly as she did.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
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From this reading IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
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From this reading She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt a little puzzled at a streak of mental helplessness that seemed to have appeared in him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.
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From this reading Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though deeply concerned, her thoughts left him fitfully to concentrate on Lawrence Maynard.
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From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
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From this reading IN A SICK-ROOM Dinah could not think of her foster-father all the way home.
in or at the place that
From this reading Just where it appeared most vital that he should know his own mind, she could not help feeling he did not.
