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Chapter V
* * * * * Hilda took him straight to Ghent. Then she pushed her inquiries out among her Belgian friends. The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost. "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda. "To-morrow, we will go there," she said.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Then she pushed her inquiries out among her Belgian friends.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * Hilda took him straight to Ghent.”
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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 The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost.
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From this reading The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then she pushed her inquiries out among her Belgian friends.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost.
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From this reading Then she pushed her inquiries out among her Belgian friends.
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From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
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From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
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From this reading The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost.
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From this reading The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost.
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From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
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From this reading Then she pushed her inquiries out among her Belgian friends.
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From this reading * * * * * Hilda took him straight to Ghent.
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From this reading "To-morrow, we will go there," she said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she pushed her inquiries out among her Belgian friends.
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From this reading * * * * * Hilda took him straight to Ghent.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * Hilda took him straight to Ghent.
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From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
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From this reading Then she pushed her inquiries out among her Belgian friends.
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From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
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From this reading Then she pushed her inquiries out among her Belgian friends.
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From this reading Then she pushed her inquiries out among her Belgian friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-morrow, we will go there," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost.
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From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she pushed her inquiries out among her Belgian friends.
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From this reading * * * * * Hilda took him straight to Ghent.
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From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost.
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From this reading Then she pushed her inquiries out among her Belgian friends.
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From this reading The day before, there had been a savage fight at Alost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * Hilda took him straight to Ghent.
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From this reading "To-morrow, we will go there," she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * Hilda took him straight to Ghent.
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From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "To-morrow, we will go there," she said.
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From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will find what you want in Wetteren Hospital," suggested Monsieur Caron, Secretary of the Ghent Red Cross, to Hilda.
