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Chapter XXV
I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps. I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me. In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do. I certainly was a sick man, and looked it. This landlady was very good-hearted, and, sympathizing with my illness, she did not leave me alone two hours in succession.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This landlady was very good-hearted, and, sympathizing with my illness, she did not leave me alone two hours in succession.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I certainly was a sick man, and looked it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.”
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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 I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
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From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
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From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This landlady was very good-hearted, and, sympathizing with my illness, she did not leave me alone two hours in succession.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
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From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
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From this reading I certainly was a sick man, and looked it.
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From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
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From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
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From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
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From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
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From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
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From this reading This landlady was very good-hearted, and, sympathizing with my illness, she did not leave me alone two hours in succession.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
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From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
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From this reading This landlady was very good-hearted, and, sympathizing with my illness, she did not leave me alone two hours in succession.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
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From this reading This landlady was very good-hearted, and, sympathizing with my illness, she did not leave me alone two hours in succession.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I certainly was a sick man, and looked it.
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From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This landlady was very good-hearted, and, sympathizing with my illness, she did not leave me alone two hours in succession.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I certainly was a sick man, and looked it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
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From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
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From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This landlady was very good-hearted, and, sympathizing with my illness, she did not leave me alone two hours in succession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This landlady was very good-hearted, and, sympathizing with my illness, she did not leave me alone two hours in succession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This landlady was very good-hearted, and, sympathizing with my illness, she did not leave me alone two hours in succession.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had money enough to last some little time, long enough to get my strength back, perhaps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This landlady was very good-hearted, and, sympathizing with my illness, she did not leave me alone two hours in succession.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This landlady was very good-hearted, and, sympathizing with my illness, she did not leave me alone two hours in succession.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
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From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In this way I hoped to account for never stirring out of doors, which I did not dare do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This landlady was very good-hearted, and, sympathizing with my illness, she did not leave me alone two hours in succession.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I paid the landlady a month’s rent and told her I was a sick man and would be in my room all the time and not to disturb me.
