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Chapter XXVI
THALATTA! THALATTA! When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets. My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life. At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.”
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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 At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.
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From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
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From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
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From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
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From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
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From this reading At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.
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From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
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From this reading My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.
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From this reading At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
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From this reading At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
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From this reading At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.
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From this reading At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.
above and across; more than
From this reading My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.
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From this reading At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.
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From this reading My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.
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From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
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From this reading THALATTA!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.
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From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.
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From this reading My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At my first sigh he took my hand; when I opened my eyes he uttered a cry of joy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
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From this reading My uncle was watching over me, to discover the least sign of life.
at the time that
From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I came to myself, I was stretched in half darkness, covered with thick coats and blankets.
