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Chapter XI
As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco. I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever. Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco. I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips. It was a day of nightmare and torment.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.”
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading “It was a day of nightmare and torment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.”
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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 It was a day of nightmare and torment.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
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From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
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From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
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From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
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From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
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From this reading I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips.
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From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
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From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
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From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
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From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
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From this reading I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips.
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From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
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From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
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From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
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From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
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From this reading I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips.
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From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
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From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
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From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading It was a day of nightmare and torment.
not any; not one
From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a day of nightmare and torment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
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From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips.
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From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
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From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips.
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From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
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From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
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From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
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From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
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From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
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From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
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From this reading It was a day of nightmare and torment.
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From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
in the direction of
From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
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From this reading Two days I lay there, too sick to move, and on the third, reeling and giddy, supporting myself on an extemporized crutch, I tottered on toward San Francisco.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips.
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From this reading I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips.
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From this reading I was weak as well, for it was the third day since food had passed my lips.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I lay there that night in an out-house, shivering with the cold and at the same time burning with fever.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As luck would have it, I sprained my ankle, and succeeded in getting no farther than South San Francisco.
