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Chapter XI
She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way. She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him. She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him. Indeed, she waited, weeping. She knew the surgeon, and when he came out of the room she rushed to him.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.”
during the time that
From this reading “She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.”
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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 She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
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From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
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From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
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From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
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From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
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From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
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From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
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From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
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From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
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From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
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From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew the surgeon, and when he came out of the room she rushed to him.
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From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
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From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
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From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
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From this reading Indeed, she waited, weeping.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew the surgeon, and when he came out of the room she rushed to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
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From this reading She knew the surgeon, and when he came out of the room she rushed to him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew the surgeon, and when he came out of the room she rushed to him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, she waited, weeping.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
at the time that
From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
during the time that
From this reading She stood in the corridor outside the door of the room to which they carried him there, and waited while a surgeon examined him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She chafed his hands and bathed his forehead;—she helped to carry him to the clubhouse; and, when the hospital ambulance came, she went in it to the hospital with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not leave him or cease to do what she could in every humble way.
