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Chapter XIX
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her. "What do you think of it, Bob?" I asked. "I don't know what to think," he replied.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know what to think," he replied.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know what to think," he replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What do you think of it, Bob?"”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
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From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
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From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
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From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
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From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think of it, Bob?"
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From this reading "I don't know what to think," he replied.
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From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't know what to think," he replied.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
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From this reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What do you think of it, Bob?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know what to think," he replied.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
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From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know what to think," he replied.
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From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
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From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
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From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you think of it, Bob?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't know what to think," he replied.
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From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you think of it, Bob?"
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From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Bob and I conversed in whispers; but Barbara was sleeping so soundly that we might have spoken in our natural voices without fear of awaking her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think of it, Bob?"
