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Chapter XVI
THE LAST STAGE ON SWAN RIVER. When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head. He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful. No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them. He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
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feeling and showing sympathy for suffering
From this reading “He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST STAGE ON SWAN RIVER.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.”
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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 No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.
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From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
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From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
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From this reading He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
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From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
feeling and showing sympathy for suffering
From this reading He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.
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From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
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From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
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From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
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From this reading He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.
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From this reading He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.
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From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
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From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
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From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
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From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
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From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST STAGE ON SWAN RIVER.
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From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
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From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
not any; not one
From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
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From this reading He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LAST STAGE ON SWAN RIVER.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
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From this reading He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.
above and across; more than
From this reading He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.
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From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
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From this reading THE LAST STAGE ON SWAN RIVER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He opened his eyes and saw her face bending over him, the nurse's face, serious, compassionate and self-forgetful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST STAGE ON SWAN RIVER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST STAGE ON SWAN RIVER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST STAGE ON SWAN RIVER.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
up to a particular time
From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
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From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
at the time that
From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
in or at the place that
From this reading He found himself lying where he had fallen; but there was a bag under his neck to hold his head up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Stonor's sense returned the first thing of which he was conscious was Clare's soft hand on his head.
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From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one knows what reserves may be contained in a woman until another's wound draws on them.
