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Chapter XVII
And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again. An excellent habit. It did him good, this physical contact with nature. Africa had weakened his constitution. Nepenthe made him feel younger once more--capable of fun and mischief.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It did him good, this physical contact with nature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nepenthe made him feel younger once more--capable of fun and mischief.”
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From this reading Africa had weakened his constitution.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An excellent habit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again.
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From this reading And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again.
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From this reading Nepenthe made him feel younger once more--capable of fun and mischief.
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From this reading Africa had weakened his constitution.
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From this reading It did him good, this physical contact with nature.
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From this reading And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did him good, this physical contact with nature.
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From this reading An excellent habit.
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From this reading Nepenthe made him feel younger once more--capable of fun and mischief.
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From this reading Nepenthe made him feel younger once more--capable of fun and mischief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did him good, this physical contact with nature.
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From this reading An excellent habit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Africa had weakened his constitution.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It did him good, this physical contact with nature.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Africa had weakened his constitution.
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From this reading And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did him good, this physical contact with nature.
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From this reading Nepenthe made him feel younger once more--capable of fun and mischief.
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From this reading Nepenthe made him feel younger once more--capable of fun and mischief.
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From this reading Nepenthe made him feel younger once more--capable of fun and mischief.
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From this reading It did him good, this physical contact with nature.
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From this reading Nepenthe made him feel younger once more--capable of fun and mischief.
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From this reading And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again.
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From this reading Nepenthe made him feel younger once more--capable of fun and mischief.
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From this reading It did him good, this physical contact with nature.
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From this reading And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It did him good, this physical contact with nature.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now, in the sunlit hour of dawn, he was bathing again.
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From this reading Africa had weakened his constitution.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It did him good, this physical contact with nature.
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From this reading Nepenthe made him feel younger once more--capable of fun and mischief.
