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Chapter III
THE SICK CHAMBER. In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning. Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself. One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable. "What is it, my pet?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.”
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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 In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
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From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
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From this reading THE SICK CHAMBER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
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From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
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From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
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From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
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From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
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From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
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From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
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From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
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From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
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From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
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From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it, my pet?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
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From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
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From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
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From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
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From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
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From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
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From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
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From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
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From this reading "What is it, my pet?"
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From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
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From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
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From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
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From this reading THE SICK CHAMBER.
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From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
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From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SICK CHAMBER.
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From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it, my pet?"
at the time that
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
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From this reading One day she received me with a still happier smile than I had yet seen upon her face, put out her thin white hand, took mine and kissed it, and said, "Papa," with a lingering on the last syllable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the course of a month there was a good deal more of light in the smile with which my darling greeted me when I entered her room in the morning.
but in spite of that
From this reading Her pain was greatly gone, but the power of moving her limbs had not yet even begun to show itself.
