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MR. MARRABLE AGAIN. The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again. He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society. Now the one was as difficult to get as the other.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MARRABLE AGAIN.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.”
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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 The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARRABLE AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now the one was as difficult to get as the other.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
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From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
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From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
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From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
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From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
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From this reading Now the one was as difficult to get as the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
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From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
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From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
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From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
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From this reading MARRABLE AGAIN.
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From this reading Now the one was as difficult to get as the other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
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From this reading Now the one was as difficult to get as the other.
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From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
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From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
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From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
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From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
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From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He recommended change for one thing, and cheerful society.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
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From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
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From this reading The doctor was troubled by the slowness of the girl’s convalescence, and by her own lack of a strong desire to get well again.
