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Chapter XXI
THE RESULTS OF LOVE AND WINE. Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday. More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words. But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber. From head to foot, he was sick and ill and sore, and could find no comfort anywhere.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “From head to foot, he was sick and ill and sore, and could find no comfort anywhere.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From head to foot, he was sick and ill and sore, and could find no comfort anywhere.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber.”
short, incomplete pieces of speech or writing
From this reading “But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.”
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From this reading But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RESULTS OF LOVE AND WINE.
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From this reading From head to foot, he was sick and ill and sore, and could find no comfort anywhere.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
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From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
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From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
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From this reading From head to foot, he was sick and ill and sore, and could find no comfort anywhere.
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From this reading But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From head to foot, he was sick and ill and sore, and could find no comfort anywhere.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
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From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
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From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
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From this reading From head to foot, he was sick and ill and sore, and could find no comfort anywhere.
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From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From head to foot, he was sick and ill and sore, and could find no comfort anywhere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
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From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From head to foot, he was sick and ill and sore, and could find no comfort anywhere.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
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From this reading From head to foot, he was sick and ill and sore, and could find no comfort anywhere.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
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From this reading From head to foot, he was sick and ill and sore, and could find no comfort anywhere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
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From this reading THE RESULTS OF LOVE AND WINE.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
not any; not one
From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
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From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RESULTS OF LOVE AND WINE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber.
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From this reading But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
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From this reading THE RESULTS OF LOVE AND WINE.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber.
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From this reading From head to foot, he was sick and ill and sore, and could find no comfort anywhere.
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From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
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From this reading But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber.
short, incomplete pieces of speech or writing
From this reading But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber.
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From this reading From head to foot, he was sick and ill and sore, and could find no comfort anywhere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESULTS OF LOVE AND WINE.
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From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
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From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
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From this reading Two, three, four, and even five o'clock still found Sir Felix Carbury in bed on that fatal Thursday.
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From this reading But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But his condition was one which only admits of short snatches of uneasy slumber.
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From this reading THE RESULTS OF LOVE AND WINE.
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From this reading More than once or twice his mother crept up to his room, but on each occasion he feigned to be fast asleep and made no reply to her gentle words.
