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Chapter VII
THE LONGING REALIZED. IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed. He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish. The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside. "Have you found out who the minister was, sir?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Have you found out who the minister was, sir?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you found out who the minister was, sir?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed.
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From this reading IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed.
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From this reading The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
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From this reading The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.
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From this reading IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
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From this reading IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed.
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From this reading The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.
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From this reading The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Have you found out who the minister was, sir?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you found out who the minister was, sir?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed.
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From this reading The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed.
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From this reading THE LONGING REALIZED.
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From this reading IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed.
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From this reading "Have you found out who the minister was, sir?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
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From this reading "Have you found out who the minister was, sir?
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From this reading IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed.
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From this reading The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.
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From this reading THE LONGING REALIZED.
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From this reading IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed.
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From this reading The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
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From this reading "Have you found out who the minister was, sir?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
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From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONGING REALIZED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was dusk, and Davie was lying restless and in pain upon his bed.
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From this reading The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.
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From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
at the time that
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The doctor saw how excited and feverish he was from the eager way in which he questioned him when next he came to his bedside.
which person or people
From this reading "Have you found out who the minister was, sir?
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From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had not been so well ever since that talk with the doctor, when he told him of his wish.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you found out who the minister was, sir?
