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Chapter XI
AN AWAKENED CONSCIENCE. MR. SHAFTO could not sleep that night. Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing. But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.
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later than; following
From this reading “Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.”
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “AN AWAKENED CONSCIENCE.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “SHAFTO could not sleep that night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.”
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later than; following
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AWAKENED CONSCIENCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
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From this reading AN AWAKENED CONSCIENCE.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
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From this reading But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.
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From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.
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From this reading But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading AN AWAKENED CONSCIENCE.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading SHAFTO could not sleep that night.
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From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
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From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.
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From this reading But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
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From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
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From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
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From this reading MR.
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From this reading SHAFTO could not sleep that night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SHAFTO could not sleep that night.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.
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From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
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From this reading SHAFTO could not sleep that night.
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From this reading SHAFTO could not sleep that night.
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From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
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From this reading But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SHAFTO could not sleep that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
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From this reading But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.
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From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
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From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
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From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Generally his sleep was sound and long, lasting far into the morning, after his wife had been up for an hour or two, and was busy with her sewing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.
but in spite of that
From this reading But to-night he heard the clock strike again and again; yet his brain would not rest.
