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Chapter V
“So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead and twitching. It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do. “Here, do you see?”... He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room. “Do you see that?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Here, do you see?”...”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do.”
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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 He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead and twitching.
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From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
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From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
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From this reading It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do.
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From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do.
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From this reading “So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead and twitching.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, do you see?”...
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead and twitching.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
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From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do.
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From this reading “So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead and twitching.
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From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
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From this reading “So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead and twitching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do.
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From this reading “So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead and twitching.
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From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
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From this reading “So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead and twitching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do.
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From this reading “So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead and twitching.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead and twitching.
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From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
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From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
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From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you see that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do.
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From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
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From this reading “So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead and twitching.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was obviously difficult for him to think of what to say and do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He pointed to some sort of iron bars, fastened together with strings, lying in a corner of the room.
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From this reading “So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead and twitching.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you see,” pursued Nikolay Levin, painfully wrinkling his forehead and twitching.
