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Chapter XXVI
Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience. "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly. "No. I have received nothing but your telegram. What a misfortune!" "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
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very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"No. I have received nothing but your telegram.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought that perhaps he had written to you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought that perhaps he had written to 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 Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
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From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
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From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
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From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
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From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
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From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
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From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
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From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No. I have received nothing but your telegram.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a misfortune!"
not any; not one
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "No. I have received nothing but your telegram.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. I have received nothing but your telegram.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
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From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a misfortune!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pani Elzen met Svirski with a troubled and excited face; her eyes were dry, but reddened, as if from fever, and full of impatience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought that perhaps he had written to you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you received no letter?" inquired she, hurriedly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No. I have received nothing but your telegram.
