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Chapter IX
An Interview with the Princess BERT'S cure was complete. The outside bandages were removed. He was pronounced fit to go home. The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital. She was sorry to part with her good little patient.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An Interview with the Princess BERT'S cure was complete.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was sorry to part with her good little patient.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was sorry to part with her good little patient.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The outside bandages were removed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was sorry to part with her good little patient.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “An Interview with the Princess BERT'S cure was complete.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Interview with the Princess BERT'S cure was complete.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
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From this reading The outside bandages were removed.
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From this reading An Interview with the Princess BERT'S cure was complete.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An Interview with the Princess BERT'S cure was complete.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An Interview with the Princess BERT'S cure was complete.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
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From this reading He was pronounced fit to go home.
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From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
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From this reading He was pronounced fit to go home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sorry to part with her good little patient.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was pronounced fit to go home.
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From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was sorry to part with her good little patient.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
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From this reading He was pronounced fit to go home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
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From this reading An Interview with the Princess BERT'S cure was complete.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
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From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sorry to part with her good little patient.
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From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The outside bandages were removed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sorry to part with her good little patient.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sorry to part with her good little patient.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading An Interview with the Princess BERT'S cure was complete.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was pronounced fit to go home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The outside bandages were removed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was sorry to part with her good little patient.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Interview with the Princess BERT'S cure was complete.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was pronounced fit to go home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An Interview with the Princess BERT'S cure was complete.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The outside bandages were removed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
at the time that
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An Interview with the Princess BERT'S cure was complete.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The nurse wondered what kind of home he had, as she helped him to don the ragged garments he had worn when he was brought into the hospital.
