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Chapter IX
THE CHAMBER OF DEATH. “Whence is that knocking? How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?” The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing. It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?””
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading ““Whence is that knocking?”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
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From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
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From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
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From this reading THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.
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From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
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From this reading THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.
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From this reading The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
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From this reading The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
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From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
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From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Whence is that knocking?
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From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
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From this reading “Whence is that knocking?
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From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
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From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.
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From this reading The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
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From this reading The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
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From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Whence is that knocking?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.
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From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
at the time that
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Whence is that knocking?
in the company of; together with
From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
