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Chapter VII
“The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her. “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had. I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one. I think I really went somewhere and came back. I often wonder why I came back.
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for the reason that
From this reading ““And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading ““And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I really went somewhere and came back.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.”
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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 “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
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From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
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From this reading I think I really went somewhere and came back.
for the reason that
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.
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From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
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From this reading I think I really went somewhere and came back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
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From this reading I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
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From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
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From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
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From this reading I often wonder why I came back.
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From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.
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From this reading I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.
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From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
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From this reading I think I really went somewhere and came back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don’t really believe it was a dream, but I call it one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I really went somewhere and came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I often wonder why I came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I often wonder why I came back.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And if it had I think it would have melted away because of a dream I once had.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The feeling you call The Fear has never come to me,” I said to her.
