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Chapter XXVII
For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up. Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her. “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously. “You look ill. Do you feel faint?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You look ill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.”
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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 For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
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From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
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From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
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From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you feel faint?”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
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From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
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From this reading Do you feel faint?”
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From this reading Do you feel faint?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
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From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
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From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
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From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
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From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
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From this reading “You look ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look ill.
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From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
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From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
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From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
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From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
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From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
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From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
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From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
