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Chapter XXV
MIRIAM'S MESSAGE. Next morning, at breakfast, Mrs. Walraven did not appear. She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed. Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance. He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning, at breakfast, Mrs. Walraven did not appear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next morning, at breakfast, Mrs. Walraven did not appear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.”
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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 Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
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From this reading Next morning, at breakfast, Mrs. Walraven did not appear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next morning, at breakfast, Mrs. Walraven did not appear.
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From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
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From this reading Next morning, at breakfast, Mrs. Walraven did not appear.
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From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Next morning, at breakfast, Mrs. Walraven did not appear.
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From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
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From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
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From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
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From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
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From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
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From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
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From this reading MIRIAM'S MESSAGE.
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From this reading MIRIAM'S MESSAGE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, at breakfast, Mrs. Walraven did not appear.
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
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From this reading Next morning, at breakfast, Mrs. Walraven did not appear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, at breakfast, Mrs. Walraven did not appear.
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From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Next morning, at breakfast, Mrs. Walraven did not appear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
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From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
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From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
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From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
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From this reading Next morning, at breakfast, Mrs. Walraven did not appear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very ill and feverish, her maid reported, and quite unable to leave her bed.
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From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Carl Walraven heard this sad account of his wife's health with a grimly fixed countenance.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He looked as though he had passed a restless night himself, and looked worn and haggard and hollow-eyed in the bright morning sunshine.
