Chapter VII

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

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From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She smiled languidly and said, "How came I in mamma's bed?"

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From this reading I knew that Annie was safe.

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From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

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From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

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From this reading She smiled languidly and said, "How came I in mamma's bed?"

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

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From this reading She smiled languidly and said, "How came I in mamma's bed?"

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From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

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From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

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From this reading "Good morning, dear."

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From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

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From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

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From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

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From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

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From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

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From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

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From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

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From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

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From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

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From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Good morning, dear."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

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From this reading She smiled languidly and said, "How came I in mamma's bed?"

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading She smiled languidly and said, "How came I in mamma's bed?"

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She smiled languidly and said, "How came I in mamma's bed?"

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

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From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

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From this reading I knew that Annie was safe.

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From this reading She smiled languidly and said, "How came I in mamma's bed?"

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From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

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From this reading She smiled languidly and said, "How came I in mamma's bed?"

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From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Good morning, dear."

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From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

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From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

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From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

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From this reading I knew that Annie was safe.

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From this reading She smiled languidly and said, "How came I in mamma's bed?"

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She smiled languidly and said, "How came I in mamma's bed?"

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From this reading She smiled languidly and said, "How came I in mamma's bed?"

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From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I knew that Annie was safe.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

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From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I said, quietly, "Take this medicine, darling;" and almost before the drops had passed her lips her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep again.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I knew that Annie was safe.

at the time that

From this reading When Dr. Fearing came into the room at noon, he gave one swift, anxious glance at her face, and then fell on his knees and folded his face in his hands.