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Chapter XIX
THANKSGIVING. MARION'S recovery was very slow and tedious. What she gained one week, she lost the next. She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair. There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
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later than; following
From this reading “She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What she gained one week, she lost the next.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “What she gained one week, she lost the next.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.”
during the time that
From this reading “She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.”
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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 She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
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From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
later than; following
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARION'S recovery was very slow and tedious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
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From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What she gained one week, she lost the next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What she gained one week, she lost the next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARION'S recovery was very slow and tedious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What she gained one week, she lost the next.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What she gained one week, she lost the next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARION'S recovery was very slow and tedious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What she gained one week, she lost the next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARION'S recovery was very slow and tedious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARION'S recovery was very slow and tedious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THANKSGIVING.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What she gained one week, she lost the next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARION'S recovery was very slow and tedious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARION'S recovery was very slow and tedious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What she gained one week, she lost the next.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What she gained one week, she lost the next.
at the time that
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
during the time that
From this reading She was able to sit up a part of every day, and after a while to go to dinner and tea, and even to spend an evening in the parlour now and then, but she could not walk any distance or sit up on a straight chair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were many days when her back and head were racked with pain, and she could only lie still in her darkened room and endure.
