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Chapter XV
The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed. Her frame shivered, her eyes were heavy, her hand burned like fire. Fever had set in. Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame. Leonard, in great alarm, called in the nearest apothecary.
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later than; following
From this reading “The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leonard, in great alarm, called in the nearest apothecary.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her frame shivered, her eyes were heavy, her hand burned like fire.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.”
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later than; following
From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
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From this reading Leonard, in great alarm, called in the nearest apothecary.
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From this reading Leonard, in great alarm, called in the nearest apothecary.
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From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
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From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
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From this reading Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.
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From this reading Her frame shivered, her eyes were heavy, her hand burned like fire.
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From this reading Leonard, in great alarm, called in the nearest apothecary.
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From this reading Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.
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From this reading Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
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From this reading Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.
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From this reading Her frame shivered, her eyes were heavy, her hand burned like fire.
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From this reading Fever had set in.
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From this reading Her frame shivered, her eyes were heavy, her hand burned like fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.
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From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
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From this reading Her frame shivered, her eyes were heavy, her hand burned like fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leonard, in great alarm, called in the nearest apothecary.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fever had set in.
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From this reading Her frame shivered, her eyes were heavy, her hand burned like fire.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.
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From this reading Her frame shivered, her eyes were heavy, her hand burned like fire.
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From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her frame shivered, her eyes were heavy, her hand burned like fire.
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From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fever had set in.
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From this reading Leonard, in great alarm, called in the nearest apothecary.
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From this reading Her frame shivered, her eyes were heavy, her hand burned like fire.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonard, in great alarm, called in the nearest apothecary.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.
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From this reading Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
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From this reading Fever had set in.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
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From this reading Her frame shivered, her eyes were heavy, her hand burned like fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
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From this reading Perhaps she might have caught cold on the bridge, perhaps her emotions had proved too much for her frame.
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From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning Helen was very ill,--so ill that, shortly after rising, she was forced to creep back to bed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her frame shivered, her eyes were heavy, her hand burned like fire.
