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Chapter VII
"I came at once, madam; is your son in his room?" "Yes, yes--dead by this time. Pray, come up." He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing. "Oh, here you are.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pray, come up."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, yes--dead by this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, here you are.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I came at once, madam; is your son in his room?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, yes--dead by this time.”
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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 He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, here you are.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I came at once, madam; is your son in his room?"
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Yes, yes--dead by this time.
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From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came at once, madam; is your son in his room?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pray, come up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, yes--dead by this time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
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From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, here you are.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I came at once, madam; is your son in his room?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I came at once, madam; is your son in his room?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I came at once, madam; is your son in his room?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I came at once, madam; is your son in his room?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came at once, madam; is your son in his room?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, here you are.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came at once, madam; is your son in his room?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pray, come up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came at once, madam; is your son in his room?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came at once, madam; is your son in his room?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes, yes--dead by this time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, yes--dead by this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pray, come up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sprang up the stairs in a very unprofessional way, forgetting the necessity for a medical man being perfectly calm and cool, and Wilton met him on the landing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, yes--dead by this time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, here you are.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I came at once, madam; is your son in his room?"
