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Chapter XII
He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself. Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone? What _was_ it they had said? So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed. At last he remembered.
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later than; following
From this reading “Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last he remembered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.”
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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 Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
later than; following
From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
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From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he remembered.
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From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
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From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
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From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
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From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
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From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
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From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
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From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he remembered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
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From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
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From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
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From this reading At last he remembered.
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What _was_ it they had said?
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What _was_ it they had said?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
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From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So deep was the intensity of his desire to go back to that consultation of the two doctors and their verdict that he hardly heard a faint movement in the room, a slow stirring of the curtains that half hid the bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Pah! what was it, after all, but to bring to a quicker end a life that the doctors had all but declared gone?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went back to his chair again, however, and fought it out with himself.
