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Chapter XXXVII
SIMONSON SPEAKS TO NEKHLUDOFF. The voices of officials sounded from the next room. All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered. The time of the inspection had come. The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The time of the inspection had come.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The voices of officials sounded from the next room.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The time of the inspection had come.”
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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 All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
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From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
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From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
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From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time of the inspection had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
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From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
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From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
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From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
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From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The time of the inspection had come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
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From this reading The time of the inspection had come.
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From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
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From this reading SIMONSON SPEAKS TO NEKHLUDOFF.
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From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
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From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
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From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
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From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
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From this reading SIMONSON SPEAKS TO NEKHLUDOFF.
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From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
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From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
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From this reading SIMONSON SPEAKS TO NEKHLUDOFF.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time of the inspection had come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIMONSON SPEAKS TO NEKHLUDOFF.
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From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
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From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
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From this reading The voices of officials sounded from the next room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the prisoners were silent, and a sergeant, followed by two convoy soldiers, entered.
at the time that
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sergeant counted every one, and when Nekhludoff’s turn came he addressed him with kindly familiarity.
