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Chapter VI
At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke. He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth. His lovely daughter sprang to him with a cry of fear and woe. But he was not dying; he was only mad with rage. "How dare you?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.”
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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 At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
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From this reading At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.
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From this reading He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
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From this reading He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was not dying; he was only mad with rage.
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From this reading His lovely daughter sprang to him with a cry of fear and woe.
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From this reading "How dare you?
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From this reading His lovely daughter sprang to him with a cry of fear and woe.
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From this reading But he was not dying; he was only mad with rage.
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From this reading At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
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From this reading His lovely daughter sprang to him with a cry of fear and woe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
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From this reading He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.
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From this reading At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His lovely daughter sprang to him with a cry of fear and woe.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.
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From this reading "How dare you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
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From this reading He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.
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From this reading He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.
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From this reading His lovely daughter sprang to him with a cry of fear and woe.
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From this reading But he was not dying; he was only mad with rage.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he was not dying; he was only mad with rage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His lovely daughter sprang to him with a cry of fear and woe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.
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From this reading But he was not dying; he was only mad with rage.
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From this reading But he was not dying; he was only mad with rage.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.
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From this reading At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
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From this reading His lovely daughter sprang to him with a cry of fear and woe.
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From this reading At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first I thought that my speech had given the aged Earl a stroke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His lovely daughter sprang to him with a cry of fear and woe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His lovely daughter sprang to him with a cry of fear and woe.
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From this reading His lovely daughter sprang to him with a cry of fear and woe.
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From this reading He writhed on his bed, and something appeared at his lips which was like froth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How dare you?
