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Chapter XXI
POISON. The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected. His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl. He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver. Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.”
great speed
From this reading “The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.”
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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 His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
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From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
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From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
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From this reading His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
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From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
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From this reading Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
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From this reading His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
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From this reading Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
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From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
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From this reading Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.
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From this reading Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.
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From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
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From this reading POISON.
great speed
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
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From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
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From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
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From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
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From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He could not forget what his sister had said to him relative to Mehetabel and Iver.
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From this reading His blood was fevered, his head in a whirl.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
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From this reading Jealousy gnawed in his heart like a worm.
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From this reading The Broom-Squire did not recover from his wound with the rapidity that might have been expected.
