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Chapter XI
"Bring the light nearer," said John Burley,--"nearer still." Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside. Burley's mind was partially wandering; but there was method in his madness. Horace Walpole said that "his stomach would survive all the rest of him." That which in Burley survived the last was his quaint, wild genius.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Bring the light nearer," said John Burley,--"nearer still."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That which in Burley survived the last was his quaint, wild genius.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Burley's mind was partially wandering; but there was method in his madness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Horace Walpole said that "his stomach would survive all the rest of him."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Bring the light nearer," said John Burley,--"nearer still."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Horace Walpole said that "his stomach would survive all the rest of him."”
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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 Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.
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From this reading Horace Walpole said that "his stomach would survive all the rest of him."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.
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From this reading Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.
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From this reading "Bring the light nearer," said John Burley,--"nearer still."
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From this reading "Bring the light nearer," said John Burley,--"nearer still."
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From this reading Burley's mind was partially wandering; but there was method in his madness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Burley's mind was partially wandering; but there was method in his madness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.
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From this reading Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.
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From this reading That which in Burley survived the last was his quaint, wild genius.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Horace Walpole said that "his stomach would survive all the rest of him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Burley's mind was partially wandering; but there was method in his madness.
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From this reading Horace Walpole said that "his stomach would survive all the rest of him."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Burley's mind was partially wandering; but there was method in his madness.
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From this reading "Bring the light nearer," said John Burley,--"nearer still."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That which in Burley survived the last was his quaint, wild genius.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring the light nearer," said John Burley,--"nearer still."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Burley's mind was partially wandering; but there was method in his madness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Burley's mind was partially wandering; but there was method in his madness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Burley's mind was partially wandering; but there was method in his madness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring the light nearer," said John Burley,--"nearer still."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Horace Walpole said that "his stomach would survive all the rest of him."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Burley's mind was partially wandering; but there was method in his madness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That which in Burley survived the last was his quaint, wild genius.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Horace Walpole said that "his stomach would survive all the rest of him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring the light nearer," said John Burley,--"nearer still."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bring the light nearer," said John Burley,--"nearer still."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horace Walpole said that "his stomach would survive all the rest of him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horace Walpole said that "his stomach would survive all the rest of him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That which in Burley survived the last was his quaint, wild genius.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leonard obeyed, and placed the candle on a little table by the sick man's bedside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Horace Walpole said that "his stomach would survive all the rest of him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Bring the light nearer," said John Burley,--"nearer still."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Burley's mind was partially wandering; but there was method in his madness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horace Walpole said that "his stomach would survive all the rest of him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Burley's mind was partially wandering; but there was method in his madness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Burley's mind was partially wandering; but there was method in his madness.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That which in Burley survived the last was his quaint, wild genius.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That which in Burley survived the last was his quaint, wild genius.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Horace Walpole said that "his stomach would survive all the rest of him."
