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Chapter XI
DOWN IN A VALLEY. I HARDLY know how we got through the next month. A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation. She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time. A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.”
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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 DOWN IN A VALLEY.
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From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
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From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
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From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DOWN IN A VALLEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
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From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
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From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
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From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DOWN IN A VALLEY.
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From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A more patient and gentle invalid could hardly have been found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A doctor had to be called in, and Maimie’s attack proved to be, as she had expected, one of severe inflammation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DOWN IN A VALLEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very very ill, though by her own account not so ill as the former time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I HARDLY know how we got through the next month.
