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Chapter VI
“He saw his child!” “He saw her—yes! I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands. I came to seek him here, as I more than half promised. My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I came to seek him here, as I more than half promised.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I came to seek him here, as I more than half promised.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I came to seek him here, as I more than half promised.
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From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
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From this reading I came to seek him here, as I more than half promised.
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From this reading “He saw his child!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
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From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
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From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came to seek him here, as I more than half promised.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He saw his child!”
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From this reading My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “He saw her—yes!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came to seek him here, as I more than half promised.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He saw his child!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in.
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From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in.
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From this reading My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in.
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From this reading I came to seek him here, as I more than half promised.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
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From this reading I came to seek him here, as I more than half promised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He saw his child!”
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From this reading I came to seek him here, as I more than half promised.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I came to seek him here, as I more than half promised.
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From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
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From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I took him up, to give his thoughts another start; for I believed he was going mad on my hands.
at the time that
From this reading My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in.
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From this reading “He saw her—yes!
