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Chapter XVI
"Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein." _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived. No one knew why she had telegraphed for him. She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands. She was unable to speak, unable to move, unable even to die.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was unable to speak, unable to move, unable even to die.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one knew why she had telegraphed for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was unable to speak, unable to move, unable even to die.”
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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 "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
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From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
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From this reading "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.
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From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
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From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
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From this reading "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
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From this reading She was unable to speak, unable to move, unable even to die.
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From this reading She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was unable to speak, unable to move, unable even to die.
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From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one knew why she had telegraphed for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one knew why she had telegraphed for him.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
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From this reading "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one knew why she had telegraphed for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.
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From this reading No one knew why she had telegraphed for him.
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From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was unable to speak, unable to move, unable even to die.
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From this reading "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
not any; not one
From this reading No one knew why she had telegraphed for him.
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From this reading She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one knew why she had telegraphed for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No one knew why she had telegraphed for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was unable to speak, unable to move, unable even to die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one knew why she had telegraphed for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
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From this reading "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
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From this reading She was unable to speak, unable to move, unable even to die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
which person or people
From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
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From this reading No one knew why she had telegraphed for him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Roumanian Folk Song._ The lawyer who was to have altered Lady Louisa's will was sent away as soon as he arrived.
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From this reading "Life is like a nest in the winter, The heart of man is always cold therein."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had had a second stroke, and with it the last vestige of power dropped from her numb hands.
