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Chapter XVI
“When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked. “Yesterday,” she answered, and he was just in time to catch her. She had fainted. He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper. His expression of cold indifference remained unmoved.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yesterday,” she answered, and he was just in time to catch her.”
any thing at all
From this reading ““When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His expression of cold indifference remained unmoved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yesterday,” she answered, and he was just in time to catch her.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.”
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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 He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yesterday,” she answered, and he was just in time to catch her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yesterday,” she answered, and he was just in time to catch her.
any thing at all
From this reading “When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.
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From this reading “Yesterday,” she answered, and he was just in time to catch her.
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From this reading His expression of cold indifference remained unmoved.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.
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From this reading “When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.
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From this reading His expression of cold indifference remained unmoved.
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From this reading He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.
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From this reading She had fainted.
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From this reading He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had fainted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yesterday,” she answered, and he was just in time to catch her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His expression of cold indifference remained unmoved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Yesterday,” she answered, and he was just in time to catch her.
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From this reading His expression of cold indifference remained unmoved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yesterday,” she answered, and he was just in time to catch her.
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From this reading He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.
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From this reading He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His expression of cold indifference remained unmoved.
above and across; more than
From this reading He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.
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From this reading He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His expression of cold indifference remained unmoved.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yesterday,” she answered, and he was just in time to catch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yesterday,” she answered, and he was just in time to catch her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.
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From this reading His expression of cold indifference remained unmoved.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yesterday,” she answered, and he was just in time to catch her.
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From this reading He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.
at the time that
From this reading “When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He laid her upon the sofa, poured some water over her face, and fanned her with a newspaper.
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From this reading “Yesterday,” she answered, and he was just in time to catch her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “When did you have anything to eat last?” he asked.
