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Chapter XXXII
"YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story. Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied. Day and night she lay on her cot, usually wakeful and always patient. It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner. Aun' Sheba did little else than wait on and watch her, except when Kern was home.
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apart from; not including
From this reading “Aun' Sheba did little else than wait on and watch her, except when Kern was home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner.”
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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 Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied.
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From this reading Day and night she lay on her cot, usually wakeful and always patient.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
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From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
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From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
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From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
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From this reading Day and night she lay on her cot, usually wakeful and always patient.
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From this reading Day and night she lay on her cot, usually wakeful and always patient.
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From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Aun' Sheba did little else than wait on and watch her, except when Kern was home.
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From this reading Aun' Sheba did little else than wait on and watch her, except when Kern was home.
apart from; not including
From this reading Aun' Sheba did little else than wait on and watch her, except when Kern was home.
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From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
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From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner.
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From this reading It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner.
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From this reading It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Day and night she lay on her cot, usually wakeful and always patient.
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From this reading Aun' Sheba did little else than wait on and watch her, except when Kern was home.
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From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner.
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From this reading Aun' Sheba did little else than wait on and watch her, except when Kern was home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day and night she lay on her cot, usually wakeful and always patient.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied.
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From this reading Day and night she lay on her cot, usually wakeful and always patient.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Day and night she lay on her cot, usually wakeful and always patient.
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From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
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From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day and night she lay on her cot, usually wakeful and always patient.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aun' Sheba did little else than wait on and watch her, except when Kern was home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Vilet had received something like a sunstroke, and she never rallied.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Aun' Sheba did little else than wait on and watch her, except when Kern was home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day and night she lay on her cot, usually wakeful and always patient.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aun' Sheba did little else than wait on and watch her, except when Kern was home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day and night she lay on her cot, usually wakeful and always patient.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aun' Sheba did little else than wait on and watch her, except when Kern was home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aun' Sheba did little else than wait on and watch her, except when Kern was home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
at the time that
From this reading Aun' Sheba did little else than wait on and watch her, except when Kern was home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would seem that her vital forces were sapped, for she grew steadily weaker and thinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "YES, VILET" With the exception of Aun' Sheba's household, the final days of August were passing quietly and uneventfully to the other characters of our story.
