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Chapter XXXV
The turning-point was reached at last. One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace: “To-morrow, I think, you will see a marked alteration. I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared. The intervals of half consciousness have become lengthened.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The intervals of half consciousness have become lengthened.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The intervals of half consciousness have become lengthened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The turning-point was reached at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““To-morrow, I think, you will see a marked alteration.”
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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 “To-morrow, I think, you will see a marked alteration.
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From this reading “To-morrow, I think, you will see a marked alteration.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The turning-point was reached at last.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
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From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
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From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
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From this reading One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace:
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From this reading The intervals of half consciousness have become lengthened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace:
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From this reading One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace:
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From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
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From this reading One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intervals of half consciousness have become lengthened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The intervals of half consciousness have become lengthened.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “To-morrow, I think, you will see a marked alteration.
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From this reading The intervals of half consciousness have become lengthened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The turning-point was reached at last.
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From this reading The intervals of half consciousness have become lengthened.
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From this reading “To-morrow, I think, you will see a marked alteration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace:
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From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
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From this reading The turning-point was reached at last.
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From this reading One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace:
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From this reading “To-morrow, I think, you will see a marked alteration.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should not be surprised to find on my next visit that his mind had become permanently cleared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The turning-point was reached at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To-morrow, I think, you will see a marked alteration.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace:
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From this reading “To-morrow, I think, you will see a marked alteration.
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From this reading The turning-point was reached at last.
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From this reading One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace:
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From this reading One evening, at the close of his usual visit, the doctor said to Grace:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The turning-point was reached at last.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “To-morrow, I think, you will see a marked alteration.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “To-morrow, I think, you will see a marked alteration.
