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Chapter XVIII
|Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety. 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid. 'Alive, Colin, but hardly more. The fever's very serious, and Miss Russell says he's wandering in his mind terribly.' 'What's he saying, Minna?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “|Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fever's very serious, and Miss Russell says he's wandering in his mind terribly.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “|Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.”
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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 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
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From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.
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From this reading |Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
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From this reading |Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.
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From this reading |Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Alive, Colin, but hardly more.
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From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
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From this reading |Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.
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From this reading |Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.
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From this reading |Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.
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From this reading The fever's very serious, and Miss Russell says he's wandering in his mind terribly.'
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From this reading 'Alive, Colin, but hardly more.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
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From this reading The fever's very serious, and Miss Russell says he's wandering in his mind terribly.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fever's very serious, and Miss Russell says he's wandering in his mind terribly.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.
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From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
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From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fever's very serious, and Miss Russell says he's wandering in his mind terribly.'
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From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fever's very serious, and Miss Russell says he's wandering in his mind terribly.'
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From this reading |Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.
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From this reading |Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.
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From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
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From this reading The fever's very serious, and Miss Russell says he's wandering in his mind terribly.'
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From this reading |Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.
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From this reading 'What's he saying, Minna?
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From this reading The fever's very serious, and Miss Russell says he's wandering in his mind terribly.'
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From this reading The fever's very serious, and Miss Russell says he's wandering in his mind terribly.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
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From this reading The fever's very serious, and Miss Russell says he's wandering in his mind terribly.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.
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From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
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From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
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From this reading The fever's very serious, and Miss Russell says he's wandering in his mind terribly.'
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From this reading The fever's very serious, and Miss Russell says he's wandering in his mind terribly.'
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From this reading 'What's he saying, Minna?
in the company of; together with
From this reading |Colin entered the little salon once more with bated breath and eager anxiety.
but in spite of that
From this reading 'Is he alive yet, Minna?' he asked in a low tone, as she came to meet him, pale and timid.
