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Chapter IX
Bushwick was gathering the prostrate figure up. "She has fainted!" he called. "Get some water, somebody!" XIX. The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"She has fainted!" he called.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Get some water, somebody!"”
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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 The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
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From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
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From this reading Bushwick was gathering the prostrate figure up.
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From this reading "She has fainted!" he called.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has fainted!" he called.
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From this reading Bushwick was gathering the prostrate figure up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bushwick was gathering the prostrate figure up.
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From this reading "Get some water, somebody!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She has fainted!" he called.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She has fainted!" he called.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
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From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
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From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
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From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
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From this reading Bushwick was gathering the prostrate figure up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She has fainted!" he called.
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From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
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From this reading "Get some water, somebody!"
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Get some water, somebody!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bushwick was gathering the prostrate figure up.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
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From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bushwick was gathering the prostrate figure up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
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From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bushwick was gathering the prostrate figure up.
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From this reading "Get some water, somebody!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The early Monday morning train which brought Verrian up to town was so very early that he could sit down to breakfast with his mother only a little later than their usual hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XIX.
