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Chapter I
Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe. In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili. Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps. He made the sign of the cross at the windows of the carriages, and said: “Christ go with you!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe.”
during the time that
From this reading “In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.”
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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 In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe.
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From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
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From this reading Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps.
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From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
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From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
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From this reading Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe.
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From this reading “Christ go with you!
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From this reading He made the sign of the cross at the windows of the carriages, and said:
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From this reading Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps.
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From this reading Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe.
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From this reading Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps.
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From this reading Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps.
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From this reading Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps.
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From this reading Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe.
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From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
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From this reading “Christ go with you!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made the sign of the cross at the windows of the carriages, and said:
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From this reading Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
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From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
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From this reading He made the sign of the cross at the windows of the carriages, and said:
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From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
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From this reading Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made the sign of the cross at the windows of the carriages, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made the sign of the cross at the windows of the carriages, and said:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps.
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From this reading Again two carriages stood at the front door of the house at Petrovskoe.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps.
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From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps.
during the time that
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
which person or people
From this reading Papa, who was to follow us to Moscow in a few days, was standing bareheaded on the entrance-steps.
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From this reading He made the sign of the cross at the windows of the carriages, and said:
in the company of; together with
From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
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From this reading In one of them sat Mimi, the two girls, and their maid, with the bailiff, Jakoff, on the box, while in the other—a _britchka_—sat Woloda, myself, and our servant Vassili.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Christ go with you!
