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Chapter XII
"What can we do?" I said. "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too. I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near." "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."”
during the time that
From this reading “"While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.”
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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 "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
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From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can we do?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What can we do?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
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From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
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From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
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From this reading I said.
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From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
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From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I should see him, perhaps, and I could talk to him and tell him that help was near."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What can we do?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can we do?"
during the time that
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It makes me wish to be a prisoner too.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "While you shut up part of the help, and raised expectations in his breast, that would perhaps result in disappointment," replied the doctor.
