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Chapter VII
“Don’t you think he is better, mamma--a little better to-day?” “Ah, mon Dieu, what can I say, Reine? To be a little better in his state is often to be worst of all. You have not seen so much as I have. Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have not seen so much as I have.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don’t you think he is better, mamma--a little better to-day?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don’t you think he is better, mamma--a little better to-day?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.”
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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 “Don’t you think he is better, mamma--a little better to-day?”
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From this reading “Ah, mon Dieu, what can I say, Reine?
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From this reading Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.
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From this reading To be a little better in his state is often to be worst of all.
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From this reading Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You have not seen so much as I have.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be a little better in his state is often to be worst of all.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.
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From this reading “Don’t you think he is better, mamma--a little better to-day?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Ah, mon Dieu, what can I say, Reine?
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From this reading “Ah, mon Dieu, what can I say, Reine?
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From this reading “Don’t you think he is better, mamma--a little better to-day?”
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From this reading Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have not seen so much as I have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t you think he is better, mamma--a little better to-day?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To be a little better in his state is often to be worst of all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ah, mon Dieu, what can I say, Reine?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To be a little better in his state is often to be worst of all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Don’t you think he is better, mamma--a little better to-day?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t you think he is better, mamma--a little better to-day?”
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From this reading “Don’t you think he is better, mamma--a little better to-day?”
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From this reading “Ah, mon Dieu, what can I say, Reine?
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From this reading You have not seen so much as I have.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You have not seen so much as I have.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To be a little better in his state is often to be worst of all.
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From this reading To be a little better in his state is often to be worst of all.
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From this reading “Ah, mon Dieu, what can I say, Reine?
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From this reading “Ah, mon Dieu, what can I say, Reine?
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From this reading You have not seen so much as I have.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You have not seen so much as I have.
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From this reading Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.
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From this reading To be a little better in his state is often to be worst of all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.
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From this reading Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t you think he is better, mamma--a little better to-day?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be a little better in his state is often to be worst of all.
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From this reading “Don’t you think he is better, mamma--a little better to-day?”
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From this reading Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.
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From this reading Often, very often, there is a gleam of the dying flame in the socket; there is an air of being well--almost well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ah, mon Dieu, what can I say, Reine?
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From this reading To be a little better in his state is often to be worst of all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you think he is better, mamma--a little better to-day?”
