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Chapter XVIII
AUSTIN SPEAKS "WELL, Monica, dear, how are you?" Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's. It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring. "I know the worst at last," Monica said in cold, biting tones. "That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know the worst at last," Monica said in cold, biting tones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know the worst at last," Monica said in cold, biting tones.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUSTIN SPEAKS "WELL, Monica, dear, how are you?"”
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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 It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AUSTIN SPEAKS "WELL, Monica, dear, how are you?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I know the worst at last," Monica said in cold, biting tones.
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From this reading AUSTIN SPEAKS "WELL, Monica, dear, how are you?"
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From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
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From this reading "I know the worst at last," Monica said in cold, biting tones.
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From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
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From this reading "That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
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From this reading "I know the worst at last," Monica said in cold, biting tones.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.
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From this reading AUSTIN SPEAKS "WELL, Monica, dear, how are you?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.
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From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
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From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
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From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
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From this reading "That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.
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From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.
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From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
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From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
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From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
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From this reading "That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.
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From this reading AUSTIN SPEAKS "WELL, Monica, dear, how are you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know the worst at last," Monica said in cold, biting tones.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I know the worst at last," Monica said in cold, biting tones.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know the worst at last," Monica said in cold, biting tones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know the worst at last," Monica said in cold, biting tones.
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From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
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From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
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From this reading "That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.
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From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
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From this reading AUSTIN SPEAKS "WELL, Monica, dear, how are you?"
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From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
not any; not one
From this reading "That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
above and across; more than
From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
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From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know the worst at last," Monica said in cold, biting tones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
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From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUSTIN SPEAKS "WELL, Monica, dear, how are you?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
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From this reading "I know the worst at last," Monica said in cold, biting tones.
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From this reading "That fool of a doctor could buoy me up with false hopes no longer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sidney was bending over her friend, but the face that was raised to hers hardly seemed like Monica's.
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From this reading AUSTIN SPEAKS "WELL, Monica, dear, how are you?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was sharpened and lined with pain, and the misery and bitterness that flashed from her eyes struck Sidney with a fresh realisation of what she was enduring.
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From this reading "I know the worst at last," Monica said in cold, biting tones.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AUSTIN SPEAKS "WELL, Monica, dear, how are you?"
