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Chapter XXI
“WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!” G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement. It was a four-post bed he was lying on, wasn't it? And his leg was bandaged and felt unmovable. The last thing he remembered was going down an incline in a tree-bordered avenue.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last thing he remembered was going down an incline in a tree-bordered avenue.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last thing he remembered was going down an incline in a tree-bordered avenue.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.”
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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 G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The last thing he remembered was going down an incline in a tree-bordered avenue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading The last thing he remembered was going down an incline in a tree-bordered avenue.
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading And his leg was bandaged and felt unmovable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading The last thing he remembered was going down an incline in a tree-bordered avenue.
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From this reading And his leg was bandaged and felt unmovable.
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading The last thing he remembered was going down an incline in a tree-bordered avenue.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a four-post bed he was lying on, wasn't it?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The last thing he remembered was going down an incline in a tree-bordered avenue.
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From this reading The last thing he remembered was going down an incline in a tree-bordered avenue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
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From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last thing he remembered was going down an incline in a tree-bordered avenue.
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading And his leg was bandaged and felt unmovable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a four-post bed he was lying on, wasn't it?
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a four-post bed he was lying on, wasn't it?
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From this reading The last thing he remembered was going down an incline in a tree-bordered avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last thing he remembered was going down an incline in a tree-bordered avenue.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
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From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The last thing he remembered was going down an incline in a tree-bordered avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And his leg was bandaged and felt unmovable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a four-post bed he was lying on, wasn't it?
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From this reading It was a four-post bed he was lying on, wasn't it?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
