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Chapter XVI
Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him. He was in a white iron bed. On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black. Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes. “Ah!” murmured the doctor.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.”
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah!” murmured the doctor.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.”
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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 He was in a white iron bed.
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From this reading “Ah!” murmured the doctor.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.
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From this reading Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.
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From this reading On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.
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From this reading Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.
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From this reading He was in a white iron bed.
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From this reading On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.
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From this reading On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.
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From this reading Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah!” murmured the doctor.
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From this reading Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.
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From this reading Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.
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From this reading Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in a white iron bed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in a white iron bed.
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From this reading He was in a white iron bed.
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From this reading Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.
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From this reading Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.
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From this reading Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.
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From this reading Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.
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From this reading “Ah!” murmured the doctor.
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From this reading Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.
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From this reading Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.
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From this reading On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the foot of the bed leaned Matt, his anxious face clearing a little as McGlory opened his eyes.
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From this reading On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.
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From this reading Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in a white iron bed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Joe McGlory drifted back to conscience amid surroundings that were entirely new to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was in a white iron bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On one side of the bed stood a woman in a white cap and apron, and on the other side was a man in black.
