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Chapter X
"O George! how could you?" Frank began, with anguish in his voice. But he checked himself; he would not reproach his dying brother. "My wife, you know!" was all the unhappy young man could murmur. He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Frank began, with anguish in his voice.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"O George! how could you?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But he checked himself; he would not reproach his dying brother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My wife, you know!" was all the unhappy young man could murmur.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But he checked himself; he would not reproach his dying brother.”
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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 He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
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From this reading "My wife, you know!" was all the unhappy young man could murmur.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
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From this reading Frank began, with anguish in his voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frank began, with anguish in his voice.
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From this reading But he checked himself; he would not reproach his dying brother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he checked himself; he would not reproach his dying brother.
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From this reading But he checked himself; he would not reproach his dying brother.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "O George! how could you?"
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From this reading He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
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From this reading But he checked himself; he would not reproach his dying brother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
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From this reading He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
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From this reading He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
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From this reading He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
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From this reading Frank began, with anguish in his voice.
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From this reading "O George! how could you?"
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From this reading He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he checked himself; he would not reproach his dying brother.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he checked himself; he would not reproach his dying brother.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank began, with anguish in his voice.
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From this reading "O George! how could you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank began, with anguish in his voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My wife, you know!" was all the unhappy young man could murmur.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
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From this reading He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My wife, you know!" was all the unhappy young man could murmur.
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From this reading "My wife, you know!" was all the unhappy young man could murmur.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My wife, you know!" was all the unhappy young man could murmur.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he checked himself; he would not reproach his dying brother.
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From this reading "O George! how could you?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
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From this reading But he checked himself; he would not reproach his dying brother.
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From this reading He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My wife, you know!" was all the unhappy young man could murmur.
up to a particular time
From this reading He looked at Frank with a faint and ever fainter smile of love, till his eyes grew dim.
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From this reading "My wife, you know!" was all the unhappy young man could murmur.
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From this reading Frank began, with anguish in his voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My wife, you know!" was all the unhappy young man could murmur.
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From this reading "My wife, you know!" was all the unhappy young man could murmur.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frank began, with anguish in his voice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But he checked himself; he would not reproach his dying brother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O George! how could you?"
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From this reading "My wife, you know!" was all the unhappy young man could murmur.
