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Chapter XXIV
WITH THE DYING. "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love! O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'" ANONYMOUS. Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “"O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.”
during the time that
From this reading “O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
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From this reading ANONYMOUS.
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From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
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From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
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From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
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From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
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From this reading WITH THE DYING.
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From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
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From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
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From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
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From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
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From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
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From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
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From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
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From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
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From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
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From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
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From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
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From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
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From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
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From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
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From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
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From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
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From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
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From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
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From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH THE DYING.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
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From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mary could not be patient in her loneliness; so much painful thought weighed on her mind; the very house was haunted with memories and foreshadowings.
during the time that
From this reading O awful is it in the hushed mid night, While gazing on the pallid, moveless form, To start and ask, 'Is it now sleep--or death?'"
which person or people
From this reading "O sad and solemn is the trembling watch Of those who sit and count the heavy hours, Beside the fevered sleep of one they love!
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH THE DYING.
