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THE STRONG MAN. The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything. He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek. But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror? The day after that was Saturday, and George Bascombe came as usual.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.”
later than; following
From this reading “The day after that was Saturday, and George Bascombe came as usual.”
any thing at all
From this reading “The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.
later than; following
From this reading The day after that was Saturday, and George Bascombe came as usual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.
any thing at all
From this reading The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The day after that was Saturday, and George Bascombe came as usual.
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From this reading The day after that was Saturday, and George Bascombe came as usual.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
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From this reading The day after that was Saturday, and George Bascombe came as usual.
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From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
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From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
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From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
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From this reading The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.
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From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
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From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
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From this reading The day after that was Saturday, and George Bascombe came as usual.
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From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
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From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.
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From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
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From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
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From this reading THE STRONG MAN.
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From this reading The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
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From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
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From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
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From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
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From this reading The day after that was Saturday, and George Bascombe came as usual.
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From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
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From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
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From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
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From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
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From this reading THE STRONG MAN.
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From this reading The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.
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From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRONG MAN.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.
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From this reading The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
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From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
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From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
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From this reading The day after that was Saturday, and George Bascombe came as usual.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.
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From this reading The next day he was much too exhausted and weak to talk about anything.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He took what his sister brought him, smiled his thanks, and once put up his hand and stroked her cheek.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But her heart was not gladdened by these signs of comparative composure, for what gave him quiet but the same that filled her with unspeakable horror?
