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Chapter II
A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was. "I don't know. I am at least alive." The nurse sighed, and cast down her eyes. Her lips moved, but she said nothing.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am at least alive."”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Her lips moved, but she said nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.”
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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 A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
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From this reading I am at least alive."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am at least alive."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
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From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am at least alive."
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From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her lips moved, but she said nothing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
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From this reading The nurse sighed, and cast down her eyes.
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From this reading "I don't know.
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From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
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From this reading The nurse sighed, and cast down her eyes.
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From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
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From this reading The nurse sighed, and cast down her eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The nurse sighed, and cast down her eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
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From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know.
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From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am at least alive."
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From this reading Her lips moved, but she said nothing.
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From this reading Her lips moved, but she said nothing.
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From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Her lips moved, but she said nothing.
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From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
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From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
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From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
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From this reading Her lips moved, but she said nothing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her lips moved, but she said nothing.
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From this reading The nurse sighed, and cast down her eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The nurse sighed, and cast down her eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A door opened noiselessly, and, before he knew of anyone's entrance, a placid-faced nurse stood by his bed and asked him how he was.
