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Chapter III
They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall. And Jim Greatorex stood and stared at it. Rowcliffe went down into the kitchen, followed by Mrs. Gale. "What d'yo think o' Jimmy, Dr. Rawcliffe?" "He oughtn't to be left alone.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He oughtn't to be left alone.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He oughtn't to be left alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Jim Greatorex stood and stared at it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What d'yo think o' Jimmy, Dr. Rawcliffe?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rowcliffe went down into the kitchen, followed by Mrs. Gale.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He oughtn't to be left alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Jim Greatorex stood and stared at it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And Jim Greatorex stood and stared at it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He oughtn't to be left alone.
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From this reading They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.
next to; at the side of
From this reading They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rowcliffe went down into the kitchen, followed by Mrs. Gale.
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From this reading "What d'yo think o' Jimmy, Dr. Rawcliffe?"
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From this reading Rowcliffe went down into the kitchen, followed by Mrs. Gale.
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From this reading "What d'yo think o' Jimmy, Dr. Rawcliffe?"
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From this reading They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.
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From this reading Rowcliffe went down into the kitchen, followed by Mrs. Gale.
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From this reading Rowcliffe went down into the kitchen, followed by Mrs. Gale.
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From this reading And Jim Greatorex stood and stared at it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He oughtn't to be left alone.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rowcliffe went down into the kitchen, followed by Mrs. Gale.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.
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From this reading And Jim Greatorex stood and stared at it.
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From this reading "What d'yo think o' Jimmy, Dr. Rawcliffe?"
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From this reading Rowcliffe went down into the kitchen, followed by Mrs. Gale.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He oughtn't to be left alone.
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From this reading Rowcliffe went down into the kitchen, followed by Mrs. Gale.
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From this reading "What d'yo think o' Jimmy, Dr. Rawcliffe?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.
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From this reading "He oughtn't to be left alone.
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From this reading They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.
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From this reading "What d'yo think o' Jimmy, Dr. Rawcliffe?"
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From this reading Rowcliffe went down into the kitchen, followed by Mrs. Gale.
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From this reading They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.
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From this reading And Jim Greatorex stood and stared at it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Jim Greatorex stood and stared at it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What d'yo think o' Jimmy, Dr. Rawcliffe?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He oughtn't to be left alone.
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From this reading They set it on its feet beside the bed, propped against the wall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rowcliffe went down into the kitchen, followed by Mrs. Gale.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What d'yo think o' Jimmy, Dr. Rawcliffe?"
