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Chapter XXVIII
“Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife. I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you. I love you, and offer you my hand.” Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara. Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I love you, and offer you my hand.””
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.”
during the time that
From this reading “Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.”
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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 I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
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From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
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From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
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From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
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From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
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From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
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From this reading I love you, and offer you my hand.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
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From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
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From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
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From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I love you, and offer you my hand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
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From this reading I love you, and offer you my hand.”
above and across; more than
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
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From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
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From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
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From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
at the time that
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
during the time that
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
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From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
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From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
