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Chapter IV
THE SENATOR. Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside. Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint. "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said. "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “"I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.”
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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 Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
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From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
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From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
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From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
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From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
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From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
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From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
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From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
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From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
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From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
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From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
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From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
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From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
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From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
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From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
above and across; more than
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
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From this reading THE SENATOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SENATOR.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever I awoke in the course of that long and dreary night, it was to find the black giant standing near the bedside.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once his hand, like the wing of a buzzard, passed over me, and I muttered a complaint.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I just wanted to determine whether or not you had a fever, Sir," he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You were talking in your sleep, and I thought it best to investigate the state of your temperature.
