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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 Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mr. Harman felt himself growing weaker and weaker.

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From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading SHE COULD NOT POSTPONE HER ENGAGEMENT.

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From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

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From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

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From this reading SHE COULD NOT POSTPONE HER ENGAGEMENT.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.

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From this reading Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.

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From this reading Mr. Harman felt himself growing weaker and weaker.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.

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From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

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From this reading Mr. Harman felt himself growing weaker and weaker.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

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From this reading Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.

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From this reading Mr. Harman felt himself growing weaker and weaker.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading SHE COULD NOT POSTPONE HER ENGAGEMENT.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Mr. Harman felt himself growing weaker and weaker.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

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From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

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From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

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From this reading Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.

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From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

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From this reading Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.

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From this reading Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.

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From this reading Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

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From this reading Mr. Harman felt himself growing weaker and weaker.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading SHE COULD NOT POSTPONE HER ENGAGEMENT.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

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From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

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From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

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From this reading SHE COULD NOT POSTPONE HER ENGAGEMENT.

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From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

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From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading SHE COULD NOT POSTPONE HER ENGAGEMENT.

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From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.

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From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

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From this reading Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

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From this reading Mr. Harman felt himself growing weaker and weaker.

a lack of physical strength

From this reading It was just possible that, had his mind been at rest, the weakness of body, the pain of body, the slow decay might have been, not removed, but at least arrested.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The disease which was to lay him in his grave was making slow, but steady progress.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.

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From this reading Had Mr. Harman been a very happy man, he might have lived, even with so fatal a malady, for many years.