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Chapter XI
HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED. When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm. My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water. "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better. You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “"Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.”
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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 "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
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From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
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From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
next to; at the side of
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
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From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
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From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
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From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
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From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
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From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
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From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
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From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
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From this reading HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
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From this reading HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
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From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
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From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
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From this reading HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
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From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
at the time that
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
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From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
