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Chapter XXXII
Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut. The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons. Maryánka with her head uncovered sat sewing by the light of a candle. On seeing Olénin she jumped up, took her kerchief and stepped to the oven. “Maryánka dear,” said her mother, “won’t you sit here with me a bit?”
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later than; following
From this reading “Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Maryánka dear,” said her mother, “won’t you sit here with me a bit?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On seeing Olénin she jumped up, took her kerchief and stepped to the oven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On seeing Olénin she jumped up, took her kerchief and stepped to the oven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.”
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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 The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons.
later than; following
From this reading Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On seeing Olénin she jumped up, took her kerchief and stepped to the oven.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons.
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From this reading The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons.
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From this reading “Maryánka dear,” said her mother, “won’t you sit here with me a bit?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Maryánka with her head uncovered sat sewing by the light of a candle.
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From this reading Maryánka with her head uncovered sat sewing by the light of a candle.
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From this reading The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons.
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From this reading “Maryánka dear,” said her mother, “won’t you sit here with me a bit?”
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From this reading Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.
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From this reading Maryánka with her head uncovered sat sewing by the light of a candle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maryánka with her head uncovered sat sewing by the light of a candle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maryánka dear,” said her mother, “won’t you sit here with me a bit?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.
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From this reading Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.
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From this reading Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.
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From this reading On seeing Olénin she jumped up, took her kerchief and stepped to the oven.
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From this reading On seeing Olénin she jumped up, took her kerchief and stepped to the oven.
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From this reading Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.
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From this reading Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.
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From this reading Maryánka with her head uncovered sat sewing by the light of a candle.
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From this reading Maryánka with her head uncovered sat sewing by the light of a candle.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Maryánka dear,” said her mother, “won’t you sit here with me a bit?”
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From this reading “Maryánka dear,” said her mother, “won’t you sit here with me a bit?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maryánka with her head uncovered sat sewing by the light of a candle.
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From this reading The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons.
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From this reading Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons.
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From this reading The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons.
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From this reading “Maryánka dear,” said her mother, “won’t you sit here with me a bit?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maryánka with her head uncovered sat sewing by the light of a candle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On seeing Olénin she jumped up, took her kerchief and stepped to the oven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maryánka with her head uncovered sat sewing by the light of a candle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On seeing Olénin she jumped up, took her kerchief and stepped to the oven.
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From this reading “Maryánka dear,” said her mother, “won’t you sit here with me a bit?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On seeing Olénin she jumped up, took her kerchief and stepped to the oven.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On seeing Olénin she jumped up, took her kerchief and stepped to the oven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maryánka with her head uncovered sat sewing by the light of a candle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons.
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From this reading On seeing Olénin she jumped up, took her kerchief and stepped to the oven.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maryánka with her head uncovered sat sewing by the light of a candle.
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From this reading The old woman was sitting on a bench behind the oven unwinding cocoons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maryánka dear,” said her mother, “won’t you sit here with me a bit?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that evening, after writing this letter, Olénin went to his hosts’ hut.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Maryánka dear,” said her mother, “won’t you sit here with me a bit?”
