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Chapter X
THE CELL. The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove. Two-thirds of the space were taken up by shelves used as beds. The planks they were made of had warped and shrunk. Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
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A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “THE CELL.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.”
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading “Two-thirds of the space were taken up by shelves used as beds.”
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From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
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From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two-thirds of the space were taken up by shelves used as beds.
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From this reading Two-thirds of the space were taken up by shelves used as beds.
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From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
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From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two-thirds of the space were taken up by shelves used as beds.
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From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading THE CELL.
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From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
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From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
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From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
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From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
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From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
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From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
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From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
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From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
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From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The planks they were made of had warped and shrunk.
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From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two-thirds of the space were taken up by shelves used as beds.
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From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
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From this reading The planks they were made of had warped and shrunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading Two-thirds of the space were taken up by shelves used as beds.
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From this reading The planks they were made of had warped and shrunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two-thirds of the space were taken up by shelves used as beds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two-thirds of the space were taken up by shelves used as beds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CELL.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The planks they were made of had warped and shrunk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two-thirds of the space were taken up by shelves used as beds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two-thirds of the space were taken up by shelves used as beds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two-thirds of the space were taken up by shelves used as beds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The planks they were made of had warped and shrunk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two-thirds of the space were taken up by shelves used as beds.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cell in which Maslova was imprisoned was a large room 21 feet long and 10 feet broad; it had two windows and a large stove.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Opposite the door hung a dark-coloured icon with a wax candle sticking to it and a bunch of everlastings hanging down from it.
