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Chapter XXI
HORRIBLE CERTAINTY "What has happened to that idiot Juve? Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him." As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious. "What can Juve be doing?" he repeated for the hundredth time. The continual obscurity of the place began to weigh him down.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The continual obscurity of the place began to weigh him down.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “HORRIBLE CERTAINTY "What has happened to that idiot Juve?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What can Juve be doing?" he repeated for the hundredth time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What can Juve be doing?" he repeated for the hundredth time.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
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From this reading As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What can Juve be doing?" he repeated for the hundredth time.
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From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
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From this reading As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The continual obscurity of the place began to weigh him down.
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From this reading As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can Juve be doing?" he repeated for the hundredth time.
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From this reading HORRIBLE CERTAINTY "What has happened to that idiot Juve?
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From this reading The continual obscurity of the place began to weigh him down.
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From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
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From this reading "What can Juve be doing?" he repeated for the hundredth time.
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From this reading The continual obscurity of the place began to weigh him down.
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From this reading As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
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From this reading As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HORRIBLE CERTAINTY "What has happened to that idiot Juve?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HORRIBLE CERTAINTY "What has happened to that idiot Juve?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What can Juve be doing?" he repeated for the hundredth time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HORRIBLE CERTAINTY "What has happened to that idiot Juve?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What can Juve be doing?" he repeated for the hundredth time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HORRIBLE CERTAINTY "What has happened to that idiot Juve?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
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From this reading HORRIBLE CERTAINTY "What has happened to that idiot Juve?
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From this reading As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious.
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From this reading As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious.
not any; not one
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
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From this reading The continual obscurity of the place began to weigh him down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The continual obscurity of the place began to weigh him down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What can Juve be doing?" he repeated for the hundredth time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HORRIBLE CERTAINTY "What has happened to that idiot Juve?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the days passed, Fandor gradually lost his buoyancy of spirits and became more and more anxious.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What can Juve be doing?" he repeated for the hundredth time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HORRIBLE CERTAINTY "What has happened to that idiot Juve?
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From this reading Here for three days I've been shut up in this beastly prison and no sign of him."
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From this reading The continual obscurity of the place began to weigh him down.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HORRIBLE CERTAINTY "What has happened to that idiot Juve?
