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Chapter XV
"Good news again," said Anthony. "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood. And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?" But the apothecary shook his head. "The truth is that is was not I who thought of it," said he.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good news again," said Anthony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good news again," said Anthony.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"”
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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 "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good news again," said Anthony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
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From this reading "Good news again," said Anthony.
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From this reading But the apothecary shook his head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
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From this reading And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"
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From this reading And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"
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From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good news again," said Anthony.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The truth is that is was not I who thought of it," said he.
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From this reading But the apothecary shook his head.
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From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the apothecary shook his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The truth is that is was not I who thought of it," said he.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The truth is that is was not I who thought of it," said he.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
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From this reading "Good news again," said Anthony.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The truth is that is was not I who thought of it," said he.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The truth is that is was not I who thought of it," said he.
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From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
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From this reading "Good news again," said Anthony.
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From this reading But the apothecary shook his head.
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From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The truth is that is was not I who thought of it," said he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the apothecary shook his head.
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From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I feel as though I had a heart in my body once again, and there's a stir in my blood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"
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From this reading "The truth is that is was not I who thought of it," said he.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The truth is that is was not I who thought of it," said he.
which person or people
From this reading And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"
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From this reading And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And who but you, Christopher, would have thought to bring me such good word?"
