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Chapter XVII
TROUBLE STILL. NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel. It had been impossible to move him to his own home. He had gone very near to the gates of death. Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had been impossible to move him to his own home.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TROUBLE STILL.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.”
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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 NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
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From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
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From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
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From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
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From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
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From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
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From this reading He had gone very near to the gates of death.
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From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
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From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
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From this reading He had gone very near to the gates of death.
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From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
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From this reading He had gone very near to the gates of death.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
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From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone very near to the gates of death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
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From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
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From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
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From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
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From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
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From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
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From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
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From this reading He had gone very near to the gates of death.
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From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
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From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TROUBLE STILL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEARLY a month had passed since the day of the collision, and George Rutherford still lay in the Cross Arms Hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been impossible to move him to his own home.
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From this reading TROUBLE STILL.
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From this reading He had gone very near to the gates of death.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had the scalds alone been in question, it would have been, as Mr. Forest said, a hard fight to pull him through; but there were severe injuries in addition to these.
