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Chapter IX
"Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month. However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet." I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak. But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do. It never did when John was by.
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later than; following
From this reading “"Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It never did when John was by.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It never did when John was by.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.”
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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 "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
later than; following
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It never did when John was by.
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From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
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From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
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From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
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From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
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From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
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From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
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From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
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From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
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From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
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From this reading It never did when John was by.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It never did when John was by.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
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From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
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From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
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From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But sickness did not now take that heavy, overpowering grip of me, mind and body, that it once used to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
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From this reading I was not unwilling, for I still felt very weak.
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From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
at the time that
From this reading It never did when John was by.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Well done, Phineas--to walk round the garden without once resting! now I call that grand, after an individual has been ill a month.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading However, you must calm your superabundant energies, and be quiet."
