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Chapter XV
JEWELS: AND AN AWAKENING "Are you better?" said Gerald. "Are you truly better, Miss Margaret? I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?" Margaret looked at him, only half hearing what he said. "Yes, I am better; I am very well, thank you.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margaret looked at him, only half hearing what he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margaret looked at him, only half hearing what he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, I am better; I am very well, thank you.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"”
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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 I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading JEWELS: AND AN AWAKENING "Are you better?" said Gerald.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JEWELS: AND AN AWAKENING "Are you better?" said Gerald.
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From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JEWELS: AND AN AWAKENING "Are you better?" said Gerald.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Margaret looked at him, only half hearing what he said.
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From this reading JEWELS: AND AN AWAKENING "Are you better?" said Gerald.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
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From this reading JEWELS: AND AN AWAKENING "Are you better?" said Gerald.
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From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
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From this reading JEWELS: AND AN AWAKENING "Are you better?" said Gerald.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margaret looked at him, only half hearing what he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Margaret looked at him, only half hearing what he said.
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From this reading Margaret looked at him, only half hearing what he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Margaret looked at him, only half hearing what he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
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From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
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From this reading JEWELS: AND AN AWAKENING "Are you better?" said Gerald.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margaret looked at him, only half hearing what he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
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From this reading "Are you truly better, Miss Margaret?
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From this reading "Are you truly better, Miss Margaret?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
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From this reading Margaret looked at him, only half hearing what he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JEWELS: AND AN AWAKENING "Are you better?" said Gerald.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I am better; I am very well, thank you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you truly better, Miss Margaret?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I am better; I am very well, thank you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I am better; I am very well, thank you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Margaret looked at him, only half hearing what he said.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am going to drown myself anyhow in the first bucket I find, and if you don't feel better I shall make it a dipper, and that would be so inconvenient, don't you know?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I am better; I am very well, thank you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JEWELS: AND AN AWAKENING "Are you better?" said Gerald.
