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Yosef meditated long over the choice of his course. "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich. And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner. From various points of the world youth journeyed thither, like lines of storks. Some were entering to satisfy their mental thirst, others were going away.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yosef meditated long over the choice of his course.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yosef meditated long over the choice of his course.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Yosef meditated long over the choice of his course.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “"I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.”
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading “From various points of the world youth journeyed thither, like lines of storks.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “"I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.
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From this reading Some were entering to satisfy their mental thirst, others were going away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.
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From this reading Yosef meditated long over the choice of his course.
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From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
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From this reading And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.
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From this reading And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yosef meditated long over the choice of his course.
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From this reading Some were entering to satisfy their mental thirst, others were going away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From various points of the world youth journeyed thither, like lines of storks.
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From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
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From this reading Some were entering to satisfy their mental thirst, others were going away.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yosef meditated long over the choice of his course.
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From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.
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From this reading From various points of the world youth journeyed thither, like lines of storks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
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From this reading From various points of the world youth journeyed thither, like lines of storks.
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From this reading From various points of the world youth journeyed thither, like lines of storks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yosef meditated long over the choice of his course.
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From this reading And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.
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From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
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From this reading Yosef meditated long over the choice of his course.
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From this reading Some were entering to satisfy their mental thirst, others were going away.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
not any; not one
From this reading And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yosef meditated long over the choice of his course.
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From this reading Some were entering to satisfy their mental thirst, others were going away.
above and across; more than
From this reading Yosef meditated long over the choice of his course.
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From this reading From various points of the world youth journeyed thither, like lines of storks.
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From this reading And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.
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From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
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From this reading Some were entering to satisfy their mental thirst, others were going away.
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From this reading Some were entering to satisfy their mental thirst, others were going away.
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From this reading From various points of the world youth journeyed thither, like lines of storks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yosef meditated long over the choice of his course.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some were entering to satisfy their mental thirst, others were going away.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
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From this reading Some were entering to satisfy their mental thirst, others were going away.
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading From various points of the world youth journeyed thither, like lines of storks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
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From this reading And here it must be confessed that the University roused him in no common manner.
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From this reading From various points of the world youth journeyed thither, like lines of storks.
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From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some were entering to satisfy their mental thirst, others were going away.
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From this reading "I have given my clear word of honor not to waste myself in life, therefore I meditate," said he to Vasilkevich.
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From this reading From various points of the world youth journeyed thither, like lines of storks.
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From this reading Yosef meditated long over the choice of his course.
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From this reading From various points of the world youth journeyed thither, like lines of storks.
