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Chapter XVII
SOME OTHER PERSONS AND DISAGREEABLE VISIONS. An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon. Repa was a burly fellow, as tall as a poplar, strong, just hewn out with an axe. He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges. Repa received good wages, for he was a good man to work.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Repa received good wages, for he was a good man to work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.”
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading “Repa received good wages, for he was a good man to work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.”
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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 Repa was a burly fellow, as tall as a poplar, strong, just hewn out with an axe.
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From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOME OTHER PERSONS AND DISAGREEABLE VISIONS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Repa was a burly fellow, as tall as a poplar, strong, just hewn out with an axe.
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From this reading Repa was a burly fellow, as tall as a poplar, strong, just hewn out with an axe.
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From this reading Repa was a burly fellow, as tall as a poplar, strong, just hewn out with an axe.
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From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
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From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
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From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
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From this reading SOME OTHER PERSONS AND DISAGREEABLE VISIONS.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
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From this reading Repa was a burly fellow, as tall as a poplar, strong, just hewn out with an axe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
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From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Repa received good wages, for he was a good man to work.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
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From this reading Repa was a burly fellow, as tall as a poplar, strong, just hewn out with an axe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Repa was a burly fellow, as tall as a poplar, strong, just hewn out with an axe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
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From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
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From this reading Repa received good wages, for he was a good man to work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
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From this reading SOME OTHER PERSONS AND DISAGREEABLE VISIONS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Repa was a burly fellow, as tall as a poplar, strong, just hewn out with an axe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME OTHER PERSONS AND DISAGREEABLE VISIONS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Repa was a burly fellow, as tall as a poplar, strong, just hewn out with an axe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Repa received good wages, for he was a good man to work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME OTHER PERSONS AND DISAGREEABLE VISIONS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Repa was a burly fellow, as tall as a poplar, strong, just hewn out with an axe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Repa was a burly fellow, as tall as a poplar, strong, just hewn out with an axe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
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From this reading SOME OTHER PERSONS AND DISAGREEABLE VISIONS.
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading Repa received good wages, for he was a good man to work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Repa was a burly fellow, as tall as a poplar, strong, just hewn out with an axe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He went to the woods every day, for the landlord had sold to Jews all the forest which was free of peasant privileges.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour later, perhaps, Repa came home from the woods with the carpenter Lukash, on the landlord's wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Repa received good wages, for he was a good man to work.
