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Chapter XXVIII
"Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while? I--I feel rather--lonely--sitting over there." Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes. "Of course you won't disturb me." He dared not speak so emphatically as he wished.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “"Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course you won't disturb me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I--I feel rather--lonely--sitting over there."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.”
during the time that
From this reading “"Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?”
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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 "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
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From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
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From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course you won't disturb me."
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From this reading He dared not speak so emphatically as he wished.
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From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
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From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
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From this reading He dared not speak so emphatically as he wished.
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From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
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From this reading I--I feel rather--lonely--sitting over there."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
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From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
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From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
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From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
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From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I--I feel rather--lonely--sitting over there."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
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From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Of course you won't disturb me."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He dared not speak so emphatically as he wished.
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From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
above and across; more than
From this reading I--I feel rather--lonely--sitting over there."
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From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
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From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I--I feel rather--lonely--sitting over there."
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From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
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From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I--I feel rather--lonely--sitting over there."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He dared not speak so emphatically as he wished.
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From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
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From this reading I--I feel rather--lonely--sitting over there."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
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From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
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From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
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From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
during the time that
From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
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From this reading He dared not speak so emphatically as he wished.
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From this reading "Of course you won't disturb me."
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From this reading Anstice had turned round sharply as she began to speak and his heart yearned over her pitifully as he noted the pallor of her cheeks, the forlorn look in her grey eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dr. Anstice"--Iris' voice was very low--"shall I disturb you if I come and sit beside you for a little while?
