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Chapter XIV
Rosalind spent a very restless night. She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering. She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads. What would the miserable creatures do in such a dismal night? As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would the miserable creatures do in such a dismal night?”
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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 Rosalind spent a very restless night.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
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From this reading As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
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From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
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From this reading As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
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From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
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From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
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From this reading What would the miserable creatures do in such a dismal night?
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From this reading As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
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From this reading What would the miserable creatures do in such a dismal night?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What would the miserable creatures do in such a dismal night?
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From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
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From this reading As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
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From this reading As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
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From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
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From this reading As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
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From this reading What would the miserable creatures do in such a dismal night?
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From this reading As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
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From this reading Rosalind spent a very restless night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
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From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind spent a very restless night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind spent a very restless night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
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From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
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From this reading Rosalind spent a very restless night.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
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From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosalind spent a very restless night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she lay awake in the darkness she pictured them to herself, drenched and cold, dragging along the muddy ways.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would the miserable creatures do in such a dismal night?
which person or people
From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
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From this reading She thought, she could not tell why, of the poor people who were out in it--travellers, wayfarers, poor vagrants, such as she had seen about the country roads.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She could not sleep, and the rain coming down in torrents irritated her with its ceaseless pattering.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would the miserable creatures do in such a dismal night?
