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Chapter XIV
AN UNTIMELY REMINISCENCE. In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow. The fact was, his mind was restless and disturbed, and produced a fever in his blood. Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout. He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fact was, his mind was restless and disturbed, and produced a fever in his blood.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fact was, his mind was restless and disturbed, and produced a fever in his blood.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.”
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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 In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow.
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From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNTIMELY REMINISCENCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact was, his mind was restless and disturbed, and produced a fever in his blood.
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From this reading In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow.
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From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
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From this reading In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow.
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From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
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From this reading The fact was, his mind was restless and disturbed, and produced a fever in his blood.
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From this reading The fact was, his mind was restless and disturbed, and produced a fever in his blood.
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From this reading The fact was, his mind was restless and disturbed, and produced a fever in his blood.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
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From this reading He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact was, his mind was restless and disturbed, and produced a fever in his blood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow.
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From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact was, his mind was restless and disturbed, and produced a fever in his blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
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From this reading In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
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From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fact was, his mind was restless and disturbed, and produced a fever in his blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow.
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From this reading AN UNTIMELY REMINISCENCE.
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From this reading The fact was, his mind was restless and disturbed, and produced a fever in his blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fact was, his mind was restless and disturbed, and produced a fever in his blood.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN UNTIMELY REMINISCENCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of nursing and a very strong constitution, Bressant's recovery was slow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Large and powerful as he was, his physical was largely dependent on his mental well-being, as must always be the case with persons well organized throughout.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would never have been so muscular and healthy had his life not been an undisturbed and self-complacent one.
