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Chapter XXV
The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights. They no longer said, "She is better, or certainly no worse." They said, "She is worse, or certainly no better." The progress of her death could be reckoned by weeks and measured by inches. Soon they would be giving her morphia, to make her sleep.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The progress of her death could be reckoned by weeks and measured by inches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon they would be giving her morphia, to make her sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon they would be giving her morphia, to make her sleep.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Soon they would be giving her morphia, to make her sleep.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The progress of her death could be reckoned by weeks and measured by inches.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The progress of her death could be reckoned by weeks and measured by inches.
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From this reading They no longer said, "She is better, or certainly no worse."
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From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The progress of her death could be reckoned by weeks and measured by inches.
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From this reading They no longer said, "She is better, or certainly no worse."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The progress of her death could be reckoned by weeks and measured by inches.
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From this reading The progress of her death could be reckoned by weeks and measured by inches.
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From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
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From this reading Soon they would be giving her morphia, to make her sleep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
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From this reading The progress of her death could be reckoned by weeks and measured by inches.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They no longer said, "She is better, or certainly no worse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They no longer said, "She is better, or certainly no worse."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon they would be giving her morphia, to make her sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The progress of her death could be reckoned by weeks and measured by inches.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon they would be giving her morphia, to make her sleep.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
not any; not one
From this reading They no longer said, "She is better, or certainly no worse."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The progress of her death could be reckoned by weeks and measured by inches.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They no longer said, "She is better, or certainly no worse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The progress of her death could be reckoned by weeks and measured by inches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The progress of her death could be reckoned by weeks and measured by inches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They no longer said, "She is better, or certainly no worse."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They no longer said, "She is better, or certainly no worse."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon they would be giving her morphia, to make her sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They no longer said, "She is better, or certainly no worse."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
up to a particular time
From this reading The light burned in Edith's room till morning; for her spine kept sleep from her through many nights.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon they would be giving her morphia, to make her sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The progress of her death could be reckoned by weeks and measured by inches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They no longer said, "She is better, or certainly no worse."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Soon they would be giving her morphia, to make her sleep.
