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Chapter XIX
FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality. A man was standing by the side of the bed--not Chirac. "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels. "You have the mucous fever. I have had it myself.
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for the reason that
From this reading “FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have the mucous fever.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I have had it myself.”
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading “"Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A man was standing by the side of the bed--not Chirac.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.”
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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 FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
for the reason that
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A man was standing by the side of the bed--not Chirac.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
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From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
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From this reading A man was standing by the side of the bed--not Chirac.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
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From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
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From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have had it myself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have the mucous fever.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
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From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man was standing by the side of the bed--not Chirac.
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From this reading "You have the mucous fever.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have had it myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A man was standing by the side of the bed--not Chirac.
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From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
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From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man was standing by the side of the bed--not Chirac.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A man was standing by the side of the bed--not Chirac.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
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From this reading "Now, madame," he said to her, with kind firmness, and speaking with a charming exaggerated purity of the vowels.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FEVER I Then she was lying in bed in a small room, obscure because it was heavily curtained; the light came through the inner pair of curtains of ecru lace, with a beautiful soft silvery quality.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have the mucous fever.
