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Chapter X
GOOD LUCK AND BAD There was not much sleep that night. The beds were too uncomfortable. Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly. He wondered what would happen in the morning. So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.”
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GOOD LUCK AND BAD There was not much sleep that night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wondered what would happen in the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wondered what would happen in the morning.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He wondered what would happen in the morning.”
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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 So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.
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From this reading So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOOD LUCK AND BAD There was not much sleep that night.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
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From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
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From this reading GOOD LUCK AND BAD There was not much sleep that night.
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From this reading So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.
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From this reading The beds were too uncomfortable.
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From this reading So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
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From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
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From this reading So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.
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From this reading So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD LUCK AND BAD There was not much sleep that night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
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From this reading He wondered what would happen in the morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
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From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
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From this reading GOOD LUCK AND BAD There was not much sleep that night.
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From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered what would happen in the morning.
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From this reading GOOD LUCK AND BAD There was not much sleep that night.
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From this reading GOOD LUCK AND BAD There was not much sleep that night.
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From this reading So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GOOD LUCK AND BAD There was not much sleep that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
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From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
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From this reading GOOD LUCK AND BAD There was not much sleep that night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.
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From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
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From this reading So great was his concern that he forgot that his was a forest bed and that all around him were strange noises of the night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GOOD LUCK AND BAD There was not much sleep that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The beds were too uncomfortable.
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From this reading GOOD LUCK AND BAD There was not much sleep that night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
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From this reading The beds were too uncomfortable.
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From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The beds were too uncomfortable.
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From this reading Tim, lying awake, had lots of time to think, and as he tossed in the darkness, the voice of his conscience reproached him sternly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOOD LUCK AND BAD There was not much sleep that night.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The beds were too uncomfortable.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He wondered what would happen in the morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered what would happen in the morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He wondered what would happen in the morning.
