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Chapter X
JANE IN DANGER. Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder. "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up. We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety. Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you the least idea what the hour is?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you the least idea what the hour is?"”
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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 We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
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From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
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From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
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From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
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From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
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From this reading JANE IN DANGER.
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From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
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From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
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From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JANE IN DANGER.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
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From this reading JANE IN DANGER.
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From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
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From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
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From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
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From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
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From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
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From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
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From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
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From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
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From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
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From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
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From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are all in such a state of confusion and anxiety.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
which person or people
From this reading Rosamund was awakened from her slumbers by Laura Everett, who shook her lightly by the shoulder.
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From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
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From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you the least idea what the hour is?"
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From this reading "Why, Rose," she said, "I wish you'd wake up.
