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Chapter II
Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours. When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally. I thanked God for that. She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers. It was Nobs who finally awoke her.
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slept lightly or briefly
From this reading “Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.”
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From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
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From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
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From this reading It was Nobs who finally awoke her.
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From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
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From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
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From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
slept lightly or briefly
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
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From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
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From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
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From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
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From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
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From this reading I thanked God for that.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
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From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
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From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
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From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
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From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
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From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
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From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
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From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
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From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
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From this reading It was Nobs who finally awoke her.
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From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
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From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
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From this reading I thanked God for that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
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From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
in the direction of
From this reading Toward morning, I must have dozed, though it seemed to me at the time that I had lain awake for days, instead of hours.
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From this reading She had turned her head during the night so that as I opened my eyes I saw her face not an inch from mine, my lips almost touching hers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
at the time that
From this reading When I finally opened my eyes, it was daylight, and the girl’s hair was in my face, and she was breathing normally.
which person or people
From this reading It was Nobs who finally awoke her.
