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Chapter V
When had he arrived? Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled. I found him in a very poor state. Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low. Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found him in a very poor state.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found him in a very poor state.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.”
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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 I found him in a very poor state.
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From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
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From this reading When had he arrived?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
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From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
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From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
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From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When had he arrived?
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From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When had he arrived?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
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From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
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From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
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From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
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From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
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From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
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From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
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From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
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From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
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From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
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From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
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From this reading Some malarial poison in his system and his spirits low.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
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From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
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From this reading I found him in a very poor state.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor boy, he was only the shadow of his old self.
at the time that
From this reading When had he arrived?
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From this reading Three days ago, but he wouldn’t let them send for me before; hated to be coddled.
