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Chapter XII
The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich. “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil. You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly. But I have pity for you. Here are four hundred notes.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here are four hundred notes.”
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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 envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
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From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
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From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here are four hundred notes.
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From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have pity for you.
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From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here are four hundred notes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here are four hundred notes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here are four hundred notes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I have pity for you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here are four hundred notes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I have pity for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is said in the Gospels,” ran the letter, “do good for evil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The envelope also contained a badly-spelt letter, addressed to Eugene Mihailovich.
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From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have done me much harm; and in the coupon case you made me wrong the peasants greatly.
