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NEKHLUDOFF ENDEAVOURS TO VISIT MASLOVA. From the Procureur Nekhludoff went straight to the preliminary detention prison. However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison. Nekhludoff went there. Yes, Katerina Maslova was there.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the Procureur Nekhludoff went straight to the preliminary detention prison.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
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From this reading From the Procureur Nekhludoff went straight to the preliminary detention prison.
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From this reading NEKHLUDOFF ENDEAVOURS TO VISIT MASLOVA.
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From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the Procureur Nekhludoff went straight to the preliminary detention prison.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
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From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
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From this reading Yes, Katerina Maslova was there.
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From this reading NEKHLUDOFF ENDEAVOURS TO VISIT MASLOVA.
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From this reading NEKHLUDOFF ENDEAVOURS TO VISIT MASLOVA.
not any; not one
From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
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From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the Procureur Nekhludoff went straight to the preliminary detention prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the Procureur Nekhludoff went straight to the preliminary detention prison.
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From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
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From this reading From the Procureur Nekhludoff went straight to the preliminary detention prison.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
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From this reading From the Procureur Nekhludoff went straight to the preliminary detention prison.
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From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the Procureur Nekhludoff went straight to the preliminary detention prison.
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From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEKHLUDOFF ENDEAVOURS TO VISIT MASLOVA.
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From this reading NEKHLUDOFF ENDEAVOURS TO VISIT MASLOVA.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the Procureur Nekhludoff went straight to the preliminary detention prison.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading However, no Maslova was to be found there, and the inspector explained to Nekhludoff that she would probably be in the old temporary prison.
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From this reading Yes, Katerina Maslova was there.
