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Chapter XVII
THE RETURN TO REASON "Where am I, Margharita?" She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief. It was the reward of many weary days and nights of constant watching and careful nursing. His reason was saved. "In your own room at the hotel," she whispered.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “It was the reward of many weary days and nights of constant watching and careful nursing.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His reason was saved.”
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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 She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE RETURN TO REASON "Where am I, Margharita?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "In your own room at the hotel," she whispered.
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From this reading She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.
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From this reading It was the reward of many weary days and nights of constant watching and careful nursing.
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From this reading It was the reward of many weary days and nights of constant watching and careful nursing.
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From this reading It was the reward of many weary days and nights of constant watching and careful nursing.
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From this reading She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His reason was saved.
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From this reading "In your own room at the hotel," she whispered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RETURN TO REASON "Where am I, Margharita?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In your own room at the hotel," she whispered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the reward of many weary days and nights of constant watching and careful nursing.
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From this reading She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.
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From this reading It was the reward of many weary days and nights of constant watching and careful nursing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RETURN TO REASON "Where am I, Margharita?"
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading It was the reward of many weary days and nights of constant watching and careful nursing.
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From this reading It was the reward of many weary days and nights of constant watching and careful nursing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.
above and across; more than
From this reading She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.
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From this reading "In your own room at the hotel," she whispered.
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From this reading THE RETURN TO REASON "Where am I, Margharita?"
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.
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From this reading THE RETURN TO REASON "Where am I, Margharita?"
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From this reading It was the reward of many weary days and nights of constant watching and careful nursing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In your own room at the hotel," she whispered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His reason was saved.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She leaned over him, and drew a long deep breath of relief.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN TO REASON "Where am I, Margharita?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETURN TO REASON "Where am I, Margharita?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the reward of many weary days and nights of constant watching and careful nursing.
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From this reading It was the reward of many weary days and nights of constant watching and careful nursing.
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From this reading It was the reward of many weary days and nights of constant watching and careful nursing.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE RETURN TO REASON "Where am I, Margharita?"
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From this reading "In your own room at the hotel," she whispered.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In your own room at the hotel," she whispered.
