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Chapter XXIX
AT HIS BEDSIDE. Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one. Days passed on. The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before. They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Days passed on.”
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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 Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
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From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT HIS BEDSIDE.
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From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
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From this reading AT HIS BEDSIDE.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
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From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
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From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
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From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
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From this reading Days passed on.
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From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
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From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
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From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
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From this reading Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
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From this reading Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT HIS BEDSIDE.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
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From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Days passed on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Days passed on.
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From this reading Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
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From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
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From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They carried her away to another room, and Gretchen devoted herself to her care.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
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From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile Hilda's position was a hard one.
which person or people
From this reading The one who came to act as a nurse was herself stricken down, as she had already been twice before.
