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Chapter X
"THAT BLASE LIEUTENANT." It was a sad New Year's day for Doenninghausen. Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed. Johann Leopold had not yet recovered consciousness. The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading “Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Johann Leopold had not yet recovered consciousness.”
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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 It was a sad New Year's day for Doenninghausen.
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From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
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From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
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From this reading "THAT BLASE LIEUTENANT."
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From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
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From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading Johann Leopold had not yet recovered consciousness.
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From this reading It was a sad New Year's day for Doenninghausen.
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From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading It was a sad New Year's day for Doenninghausen.
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From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
one or the other of two
From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a sad New Year's day for Doenninghausen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
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From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Johann Leopold had not yet recovered consciousness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sad New Year's day for Doenninghausen.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
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From this reading Johann Leopold had not yet recovered consciousness.
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From this reading Johann Leopold had not yet recovered consciousness.
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From this reading "THAT BLASE LIEUTENANT."
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From this reading It was a sad New Year's day for Doenninghausen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Johann Leopold had not yet recovered consciousness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
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From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading Johann Leopold had not yet recovered consciousness.
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From this reading It was a sad New Year's day for Doenninghausen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "THAT BLASE LIEUTENANT."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a sad New Year's day for Doenninghausen.
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From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instead of the double celebration, with its gay anticipations for the future, there were weary anxious hours beside a sick-bed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The old family physician shrugged his shoulders and admitted that he was powerless, and the physician summoned from town pronounced that in his opinion the patient's condition would end either in death or insanity.
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From this reading It was a sad New Year's day for Doenninghausen.
but in spite of that
From this reading Johann Leopold had not yet recovered consciousness.
