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Chapter VI
NEKHLUDOFF AND KATUSHA. And so the evening passed and night came. The doctor went to bed. Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room. He again went out into the porch.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He again went out into the porch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor went to bed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so the evening passed and night came.”
went away to a private place
From this reading “Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor went to bed.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He again went out into the porch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
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From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEKHLUDOFF AND KATUSHA.
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From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
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From this reading The doctor went to bed.
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From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
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From this reading And so the evening passed and night came.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor went to bed.
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From this reading And so the evening passed and night came.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He again went out into the porch.
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From this reading NEKHLUDOFF AND KATUSHA.
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From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEKHLUDOFF AND KATUSHA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so the evening passed and night came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He again went out into the porch.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the evening passed and night came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He again went out into the porch.
went away to a private place
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so the evening passed and night came.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so the evening passed and night came.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor went to bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor went to bed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nekhludoff’s aunts had also retired, and he knew that Matrona Pavlovna was now with them in their bedroom so that Katusha was sure to be alone in the maids’ sitting-room.
