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Chapter XVII
DR. GRISWOLD. Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always. There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her. For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.”
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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 Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
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From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
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From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
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From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
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From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
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From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
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From this reading DR.
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From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
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From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
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From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
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From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
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From this reading GRISWOLD.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
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From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
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From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
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From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
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From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
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From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
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From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
in the direction of
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
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From this reading For two days Dr. Griswold remained at Grassy Spring, learning in that time much how matters stood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
which person or people
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was no hope of her recovery, and with his olden tenderness of manner he caressed his former patient, sighing as he thought of the weary life before her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Still Nina's mind was enshrouded in as deep a gloom as ever, and Dr. Griswold, who, toward the latter part of June, came to see her, said it would be so always.
