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Chapter V
"Then I shall get well?" she demanded eagerly. "She'll get me well?" "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry. "And before she comes we must clear up a little." I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"And before she comes we must clear up a little."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.”
busy and excited activity
From this reading “I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And before she comes we must clear up a little."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"And before she comes we must clear up a little."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Then I shall get well?" she demanded eagerly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then I shall get well?" she demanded eagerly.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.”
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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 "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And before she comes we must clear up a little."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "And before she comes we must clear up a little."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.
busy and excited activity
From this reading I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.
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From this reading "And before she comes we must clear up a little."
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From this reading "And before she comes we must clear up a little."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
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From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
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From this reading "Then I shall get well?" she demanded eagerly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.
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From this reading "Then I shall get well?" she demanded eagerly.
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From this reading "Then I shall get well?" she demanded eagerly.
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From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I shall get well?" she demanded eagerly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And before she comes we must clear up a little."
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From this reading I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She'll get me well?"
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From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And before she comes we must clear up a little."
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From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
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From this reading I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Then I shall get well?" she demanded eagerly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then I shall get well?" she demanded eagerly.
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From this reading "She'll get me well?"
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From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.
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From this reading "Then I shall get well?" she demanded eagerly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
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From this reading I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.
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From this reading "And before she comes we must clear up a little."
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From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And before she comes we must clear up a little."
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From this reading "Then I shall get well?" she demanded eagerly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.
at the time that
From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I hope so," I said, with as much of a smile as I could muster when I wanted to cry.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I began to do what I could about the room without making too much bustle.
