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Chapter V
BERNARDINE. Doctor Gardiner sprung forward quickly. "You are unnecessarily alarmed, my dear young lady," he said. "The gentleman is only stunned." So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doctor Gardiner sprung forward quickly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doctor Gardiner sprung forward quickly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"The gentleman is only stunned."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
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From this reading "You are unnecessarily alarmed, my dear young lady," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are unnecessarily alarmed, my dear young lady," he said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
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From this reading BERNARDINE.
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From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
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From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
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From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
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From this reading "You are unnecessarily alarmed, my dear young lady," he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Gardiner sprung forward quickly.
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From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Gardiner sprung forward quickly.
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From this reading Doctor Gardiner sprung forward quickly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The gentleman is only stunned."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are unnecessarily alarmed, my dear young lady," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The gentleman is only stunned."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
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From this reading "You are unnecessarily alarmed, my dear young lady," he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
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From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You are unnecessarily alarmed, my dear young lady," he said.
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From this reading "The gentleman is only stunned."
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From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
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From this reading Doctor Gardiner sprung forward quickly.
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From this reading "You are unnecessarily alarmed, my dear young lady," he said.
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From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
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From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
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From this reading Doctor Gardiner sprung forward quickly.
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From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
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From this reading "The gentleman is only stunned."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The gentleman is only stunned."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
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From this reading "You are unnecessarily alarmed, my dear young lady," he said.
at the time that
From this reading So it proved to be; for he had scarcely ceased speaking when the man struggled to his feet and looked about him in dazed bewilderment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are unnecessarily alarmed, my dear young lady," he said.
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From this reading "You are unnecessarily alarmed, my dear young lady," he said.
