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Chapter XIV
Mr. Davies was very late in returning to the hospital that night. For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain. To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply. "Oh, I don't know. I heard noises, or voices, or something.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.”
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I don't know.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I heard noises, or voices, or something.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.”
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From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
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From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
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From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
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From this reading Mr. Davies was very late in returning to the hospital that night.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know.
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From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
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From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
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From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
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From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
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From this reading I heard noises, or voices, or something.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
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From this reading Mr. Davies was very late in returning to the hospital that night.
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From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I don't know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Davies was very late in returning to the hospital that night.
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From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I don't know.
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From this reading Mr. Davies was very late in returning to the hospital that night.
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From this reading Mr. Davies was very late in returning to the hospital that night.
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From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
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From this reading Mr. Davies was very late in returning to the hospital that night.
not any; not one
From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
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From this reading I heard noises, or voices, or something.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I heard noises, or voices, or something.
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From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
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From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
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From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
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From this reading Mr. Davies was very late in returning to the hospital that night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
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From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
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From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I heard noises, or voices, or something.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Davies was very late in returning to the hospital that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Davies was very late in returning to the hospital that night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Davies was very late in returning to the hospital that night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To his urgent plea to be told the cause of her fright and distress she could give no intelligible reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Davies was very late in returning to the hospital that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard noises, or voices, or something.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Davies was very late in returning to the hospital that night.
but in spite of that
From this reading For nearly half an hour Almira sobbed and shivered and refused to be comforted, and yet failed to explain.
