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Chapter XVIII
When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna. She wrote, “I am ill and unhappy. I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you. Come in this evening. Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.””
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you.”
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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 When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna.
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From this reading Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.”
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From this reading Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She wrote, “I am ill and unhappy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wrote, “I am ill and unhappy.
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From this reading When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you.
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From this reading I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.”
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From this reading Come in this evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna.
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From this reading I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna.
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From this reading When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She wrote, “I am ill and unhappy.
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From this reading She wrote, “I am ill and unhappy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come in this evening.
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From this reading I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you.
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From this reading When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you.
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From this reading I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wrote, “I am ill and unhappy.
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From this reading Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.”
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From this reading When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Come in this evening.
up to a particular time
From this reading Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.”
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From this reading She wrote, “I am ill and unhappy.
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From this reading When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna.
at the time that
From this reading When he got home, Vronsky found there a note from Anna.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Alexey Alexandrovitch goes to the council at seven and will be there till ten.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you.
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From this reading She wrote, “I am ill and unhappy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I cannot come out, but I cannot go on longer without seeing you.
