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Chapter V
A fortnight has passed. Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow. Fourteen times have I yawningly raised it from my pillow. Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent. And Sir Roger is here still.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A fortnight has passed.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Sir Roger is here still.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A fortnight has passed.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Sir Roger is here still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.”
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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 A fortnight has passed.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Sir Roger is here still.
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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
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From this reading A fortnight has passed.
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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fourteen times have I yawningly raised it from my pillow.
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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A fortnight has passed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Sir Roger is here still.
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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Sir Roger is here still.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fourteen times have I yawningly raised it from my pillow.
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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Fourteen times have I yawningly raised it from my pillow.
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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fortnight has passed.
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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
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From this reading Fourteen times have I yawningly raised it from my pillow.
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From this reading And Sir Roger is here still.
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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Sir Roger is here still.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
at the time that
From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
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From this reading Fourteen times have I yawningly raised it from my pillow.
