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Chapter XXXVII
Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken. The next day she kept her room. Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred. Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself. One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day she kept her room.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.”
during the time that
From this reading “One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.
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From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.
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From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
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From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
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From this reading The next day she kept her room.
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From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
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From this reading Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.
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From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
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From this reading Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.
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From this reading Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.
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From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
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From this reading Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.
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From this reading Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
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From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
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From this reading Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day she kept her room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
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From this reading Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
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From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
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From this reading The next day she kept her room.
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From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day she kept her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
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From this reading The next day she kept her room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day she kept her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day she kept her room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.
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From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.
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From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grace heard them, and guessed the means by which she had brought this visitation upon herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
at the time that
From this reading Fitzpiers had hardly been gone an hour when Grace began to sicken.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
during the time that
From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
which person or people
From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, while she still lay there with her head throbbing, wondering if she were really going to join him who had gone before, Grammer Oliver came to her bedside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Jones was called in; he murmured some statements in which the words “feverish symptoms” occurred.
