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“The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.” “Long draughts!” I answered, thinking to console him. “Draughts have not been long which can have been swallowed in your years. Your disease may be acute, but it cannot yet have become chronic.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I answered, thinking to console him.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Your disease may be acute, but it cannot yet have become chronic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I answered, thinking to console him.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Your disease may be acute, but it cannot yet have become chronic.”
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From this reading Your disease may be acute, but it cannot yet have become chronic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I answered, thinking to console him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your disease may be acute, but it cannot yet have become chronic.
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From this reading Your disease may be acute, but it cannot yet have become chronic.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Your disease may be acute, but it cannot yet have become chronic.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Draughts have not been long which can have been swallowed in your years.
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From this reading Your disease may be acute, but it cannot yet have become chronic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your disease may be acute, but it cannot yet have become chronic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I answered, thinking to console him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your disease may be acute, but it cannot yet have become chronic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I answered, thinking to console him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Draughts have not been long which can have been swallowed in your years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Your disease may be acute, but it cannot yet have become chronic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Your disease may be acute, but it cannot yet have become chronic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Draughts have not been long which can have been swallowed in your years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
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From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
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From this reading “Draughts have not been long which can have been swallowed in your years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I answered, thinking to console him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I answered, thinking to console him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Dead Sea waters are noisome,” he said; “and I have been drinking of them by long draughts.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Draughts have not been long which can have been swallowed in your years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Draughts have not been long which can have been swallowed in your years.
but in spite of that
From this reading Your disease may be acute, but it cannot yet have become chronic.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Draughts have not been long which can have been swallowed in your years.
