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Chapter VI
Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students. They lived together. At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed. Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen. Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
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From this reading “Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!”
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From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
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From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
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From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
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From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
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From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
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From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
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From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
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From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
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From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
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From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
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From this reading They lived together.
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From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
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From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
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From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
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From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
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From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
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From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
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From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
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From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
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From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
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From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
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From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Nothing could be more irritating than the relations of these students.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lived together.
up to a particular time
From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
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From this reading They lived together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both were silent till all was ready; then Yosef said,-- "Gustav, farewell!
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From this reading Yosef himself was occupied in arranging his books and linen.
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From this reading At last Gustav on returning one day from Pani Helena's found Yosef's effects packed.
