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Chapter III
A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned. “Was she listening?” whispered Mr. Neal, in German. “The women are restoring her,” the doctor whispered back. “She has heard it all. In God’s name, what are we to do next?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““She has heard it all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In God’s name, what are we to do next?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.”
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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 A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
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From this reading “She has heard it all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The women are restoring her,” the doctor whispered back.
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From this reading “The women are restoring her,” the doctor whispered back.
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From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In God’s name, what are we to do next?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Was she listening?” whispered Mr. Neal, in German.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In God’s name, what are we to do next?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has heard it all.
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From this reading “She has heard it all.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The women are restoring her,” the doctor whispered back.
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From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
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From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Was she listening?” whispered Mr. Neal, in German.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Was she listening?” whispered Mr. Neal, in German.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In God’s name, what are we to do next?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Was she listening?” whispered Mr. Neal, in German.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The women are restoring her,” the doctor whispered back.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Was she listening?” whispered Mr. Neal, in German.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In God’s name, what are we to do next?”
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From this reading A bell rang in the next room--eager voices talked; hurried footsteps moved in it--an interval passed, and the doctor returned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was she listening?” whispered Mr. Neal, in German.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In God’s name, what are we to do next?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In God’s name, what are we to do next?”
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From this reading “Was she listening?” whispered Mr. Neal, in German.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The women are restoring her,” the doctor whispered back.
