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Chapter IX
“Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself. “The way is closed for me to friendship, love, and fame! All, all is lost!” Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me? Why had that disgusting princess looked at my legs?
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why had that disgusting princess looked at my legs?”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “Why had that disgusting princess looked at my legs?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?”
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From this reading All, all is lost!”
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From this reading “Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why had that disgusting princess looked at my legs?
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From this reading “The way is closed for me to friendship, love, and fame!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?
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From this reading “Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.
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From this reading “Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.
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From this reading Why had that disgusting princess looked at my legs?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.
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From this reading “The way is closed for me to friendship, love, and fame!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The way is closed for me to friendship, love, and fame!
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From this reading “The way is closed for me to friendship, love, and fame!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The way is closed for me to friendship, love, and fame!
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From this reading Why had that disgusting princess looked at my legs?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why had that disgusting princess looked at my legs?
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From this reading All, all is lost!”
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From this reading “The way is closed for me to friendship, love, and fame!
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From this reading Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why had that disgusting princess looked at my legs?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.
not any; not one
From this reading Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Why had that disgusting princess looked at my legs?
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From this reading Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?
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From this reading Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why had that disgusting princess looked at my legs?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The way is closed for me to friendship, love, and fame!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.
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From this reading “The way is closed for me to friendship, love, and fame!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?
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From this reading Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Every one despises me, and will always despise me,” I thought to myself.
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From this reading Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?
but in spite of that
From this reading Why had Woloda made signs to me which every one saw, yet which could in no way help me?
