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Chapter XIX
The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface. The hour was 6.30. He took the nurse's seat by the bedside of his father and sent her away to her dinner. There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels. The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took the nurse's seat by the bedside of his father and sent her away to her dinner.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.”
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From this reading The hour was 6.30.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
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From this reading He took the nurse's seat by the bedside of his father and sent her away to her dinner.
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From this reading He took the nurse's seat by the bedside of his father and sent her away to her dinner.
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From this reading The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He took the nurse's seat by the bedside of his father and sent her away to her dinner.
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From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
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From this reading He took the nurse's seat by the bedside of his father and sent her away to her dinner.
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From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
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From this reading The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
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From this reading He took the nurse's seat by the bedside of his father and sent her away to her dinner.
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From this reading The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
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From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
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From this reading The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took the nurse's seat by the bedside of his father and sent her away to her dinner.
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From this reading The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He took the nurse's seat by the bedside of his father and sent her away to her dinner.
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From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
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From this reading The hour was 6.30.
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From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
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From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
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From this reading The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
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From this reading The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
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From this reading The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
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From this reading The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
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From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
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From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
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From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
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From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
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From this reading He took the nurse's seat by the bedside of his father and sent her away to her dinner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
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From this reading The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
above and across; more than
From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
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From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took the nurse's seat by the bedside of his father and sent her away to her dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took the nurse's seat by the bedside of his father and sent her away to her dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
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From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
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From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
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From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
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From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the nurse's seat by the bedside of his father and sent her away to her dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a single gas-light in the sick-room, turned just high enough for the nurse to read her novels.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The old man lay like a log, though breathing heavily; under the flickering light, his face looked ghastly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hour was 6.30.
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From this reading The young man pursued his thoughts over three miles of city streets, and returned to the house of Surface.
