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Chapter XV
IT is a quarter past one. This is how I feel. A violent headache and cold in the extremities, and a burning forehead. Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head. I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “IT is a quarter past one.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A violent headache and cold in the extremities, and a burning forehead.”
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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 IT is a quarter past one.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A violent headache and cold in the extremities, and a burning forehead.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
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From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
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From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
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From this reading A violent headache and cold in the extremities, and a burning forehead.
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From this reading A violent headache and cold in the extremities, and a burning forehead.
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From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
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From this reading A violent headache and cold in the extremities, and a burning forehead.
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From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
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From this reading This is how I feel.
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From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
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From this reading A violent headache and cold in the extremities, and a burning forehead.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
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From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
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From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
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From this reading A violent headache and cold in the extremities, and a burning forehead.
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From this reading This is how I feel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is how I feel.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A violent headache and cold in the extremities, and a burning forehead.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT is a quarter past one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT is a quarter past one.
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From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
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From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
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From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IT is a quarter past one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
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From this reading IT is a quarter past one.
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From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IT is a quarter past one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
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From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A violent headache and cold in the extremities, and a burning forehead.
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From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is how I feel.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have nervous tremblings, and every now and then the pen falls from my hands as though I had sustained a galvanic shock.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A violent headache and cold in the extremities, and a burning forehead.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Each time that I rise or bend it seems to me as if some liquid which floats in my skull drives my brain against the top of my head.
