A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
A couple of weeks passed. The relations of the personages known to us had not undergone change. Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure. "How does the countess's cousin seem to thee?" asked Yosef of him one day. "Oh, my friend, he is a zero."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How does the countess's cousin seem to thee?" asked Yosef of him one day.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.”
two people or things considered together
From this reading “A couple of weeks passed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"How does the countess's cousin seem to thee?" asked Yosef of him one day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A couple of weeks passed.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"How does the countess's cousin seem to thee?" asked Yosef of him one day.”
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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 A couple of weeks passed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How does the countess's cousin seem to thee?" asked Yosef of him one day.
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From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
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From this reading The relations of the personages known to us had not undergone change.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
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From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
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From this reading "How does the countess's cousin seem to thee?" asked Yosef of him one day.
two people or things considered together
From this reading A couple of weeks passed.
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From this reading "How does the countess's cousin seem to thee?" asked Yosef of him one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
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From this reading "How does the countess's cousin seem to thee?" asked Yosef of him one day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How does the countess's cousin seem to thee?" asked Yosef of him one day.
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From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, my friend, he is a zero."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The relations of the personages known to us had not undergone change.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, my friend, he is a zero."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
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From this reading "How does the countess's cousin seem to thee?" asked Yosef of him one day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, my friend, he is a zero."
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From this reading The relations of the personages known to us had not undergone change.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my friend, he is a zero."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The relations of the personages known to us had not undergone change.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A couple of weeks passed.
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From this reading "Oh, my friend, he is a zero."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "How does the countess's cousin seem to thee?" asked Yosef of him one day.
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From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A couple of weeks passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The relations of the personages known to us had not undergone change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The relations of the personages known to us had not undergone change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How does the countess's cousin seem to thee?" asked Yosef of him one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The relations of the personages known to us had not undergone change.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "How does the countess's cousin seem to thee?" asked Yosef of him one day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The relations of the personages known to us had not undergone change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The relations of the personages known to us had not undergone change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The relations of the personages known to us had not undergone change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A couple of weeks passed.
which person or people
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yosef did not visit Pani Visberg's, but, to make up, Pelski was a daily guest there in spite of Augustinovich, who tormented him, and whom the count could not endure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, my friend, he is a zero."
