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Chapter XXIX
NEKHLUDOFF’S ANARCHISM. As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her. He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room. She wore a tightly-fitting black silk dress, with a red bow in front. Her black hair was crimped and arranged according to the latest fashion.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.”
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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 He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.
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From this reading Her black hair was crimped and arranged according to the latest fashion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.
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From this reading NEKHLUDOFF’S ANARCHISM.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
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From this reading Her black hair was crimped and arranged according to the latest fashion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
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From this reading She wore a tightly-fitting black silk dress, with a red bow in front.
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From this reading She wore a tightly-fitting black silk dress, with a red bow in front.
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From this reading Her black hair was crimped and arranged according to the latest fashion.
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From this reading She wore a tightly-fitting black silk dress, with a red bow in front.
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From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
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From this reading Her black hair was crimped and arranged according to the latest fashion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.
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From this reading She wore a tightly-fitting black silk dress, with a red bow in front.
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From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
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From this reading He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.
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From this reading Her black hair was crimped and arranged according to the latest fashion.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
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From this reading He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.
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From this reading Her black hair was crimped and arranged according to the latest fashion.
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From this reading He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.
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From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
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From this reading NEKHLUDOFF’S ANARCHISM.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.
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From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
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From this reading She wore a tightly-fitting black silk dress, with a red bow in front.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
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From this reading He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.
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From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
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From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore a tightly-fitting black silk dress, with a red bow in front.
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From this reading She wore a tightly-fitting black silk dress, with a red bow in front.
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From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
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From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
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From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Nathalie alone, her husband having gone to take a rest in the next room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
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From this reading She wore a tightly-fitting black silk dress, with a red bow in front.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as Nekhludoff returned that evening and saw his sister’s note on the table he started to go and see her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her black hair was crimped and arranged according to the latest fashion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wore a tightly-fitting black silk dress, with a red bow in front.
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From this reading She wore a tightly-fitting black silk dress, with a red bow in front.
