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Chapter XXVIII
"MAY SHE GO WITH ME?" OF course she went. And of course, now that the truth was known, much was done. Dr. Everett was summoned. The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OF course she went.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"MAY SHE GO WITH ME?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OF course she went.”
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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 wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.
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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF course she went.
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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.
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From this reading Dr. Everett was summoned.
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From this reading Dr. Everett was summoned.
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From this reading "MAY SHE GO WITH ME?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
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From this reading And of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "MAY SHE GO WITH ME?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "MAY SHE GO WITH ME?"
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From this reading And of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.
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From this reading And of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF course she went.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "MAY SHE GO WITH ME?"
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From this reading Dr. Everett was summoned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And of course, now that the truth was known, much was done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF course she went.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "MAY SHE GO WITH ME?"
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From this reading The wretched bed, with its distressing rags, was turned out altogether, and a comfortable one took its place.
