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Chapter XXV
PERPLEXITY. GEORGE RUTHERFORD was going downhill steadily. Bodily and mental powers seemed to be failing him together. As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature. They could not arouse him to his old interest in things around.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “They could not arouse him to his old interest in things around.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They could not arouse him to his old interest in things around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.”
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading “As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bodily and mental powers seemed to be failing him together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bodily and mental powers seemed to be failing him together.”
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From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bodily and mental powers seemed to be failing him together.
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From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They could not arouse him to his old interest in things around.
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From this reading They could not arouse him to his old interest in things around.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bodily and mental powers seemed to be failing him together.
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From this reading Bodily and mental powers seemed to be failing him together.
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From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not arouse him to his old interest in things around.
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From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
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From this reading GEORGE RUTHERFORD was going downhill steadily.
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From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
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From this reading Bodily and mental powers seemed to be failing him together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
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From this reading GEORGE RUTHERFORD was going downhill steadily.
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From this reading GEORGE RUTHERFORD was going downhill steadily.
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
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From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
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From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bodily and mental powers seemed to be failing him together.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
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From this reading They could not arouse him to his old interest in things around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bodily and mental powers seemed to be failing him together.
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From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
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From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not arouse him to his old interest in things around.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
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From this reading They could not arouse him to his old interest in things around.
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From this reading PERPLEXITY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bodily and mental powers seemed to be failing him together.
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From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEORGE RUTHERFORD was going downhill steadily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bodily and mental powers seemed to be failing him together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEORGE RUTHERFORD was going downhill steadily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not arouse him to his old interest in things around.
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From this reading They could not arouse him to his old interest in things around.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bodily and mental powers seemed to be failing him together.
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From this reading Bodily and mental powers seemed to be failing him together.
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From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GEORGE RUTHERFORD was going downhill steadily.
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From this reading As the long summer days grew brighter and more warm he appeared to be held in the grasp of an indescribable sadness, preventing all his wonted enjoyment of fair sights and sounds in nature.
