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Chapter XXXIV
THE LAWN. Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued. Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye. His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial. To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
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From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
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From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
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From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
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From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
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From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
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From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
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From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
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From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
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From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
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From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
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From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
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From this reading THE LAWN.
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From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
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From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
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From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
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From this reading Every afternoon came the red flush to his cheek, and the hard glitter into his eye.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
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From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
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From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAWN.
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From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leopold had begun to cough, and the fever continued.
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From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His talk was then excited, and mostly about his coming trial.
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From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
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From this reading To Helen it was terribly painful, and she confessed to herself that but for Wingfold she must have given way.
