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Chapter XXXIII
In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching. The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound. When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside. But it was only to look at the sufferer lying upon it, bandaged and unconscious. There was very little he could do.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There was very little he could do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was very little he could do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it was only to look at the sufferer lying upon it, bandaged and unconscious.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “But it was only to look at the sufferer lying upon it, bandaged and unconscious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.”
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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 the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
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From this reading But it was only to look at the sufferer lying upon it, bandaged and unconscious.
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From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
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From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
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From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
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From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was only to look at the sufferer lying upon it, bandaged and unconscious.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
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From this reading The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was very little he could do.
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From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was very little he could do.
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From this reading The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound.
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From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
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From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was very little he could do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
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From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was only to look at the sufferer lying upon it, bandaged and unconscious.
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From this reading The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was very little he could do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was only to look at the sufferer lying upon it, bandaged and unconscious.
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From this reading The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound.
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From this reading But it was only to look at the sufferer lying upon it, bandaged and unconscious.
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From this reading The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound.
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From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
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From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
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From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
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From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
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From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it was only to look at the sufferer lying upon it, bandaged and unconscious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
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From this reading There was very little he could do.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
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From this reading The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound.
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From this reading But it was only to look at the sufferer lying upon it, bandaged and unconscious.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But it was only to look at the sufferer lying upon it, bandaged and unconscious.
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From this reading The lamp was turned low and the room was very quiet; a dropping cinder made quite a startling sound.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
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From this reading In the bedroom above the small parlor a fire was burning at midnight, and by this fire Grace was watching.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
at the time that
From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When a moan or a movement of the patient broke the stillness--which was only at rare intervals--the Curate rose and went to the bedside.
