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Chapter III
“A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense. “Natacha has affected us all, has she not, Feodor?” “Yes, she made me weep,” declared the general. “But let us have champagne to cheer us up. Our young friend here will think we are chicken-hearted.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Natacha has affected us all, has she not, Feodor?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““But let us have champagne to cheer us up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our young friend here will think we are chicken-hearted.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““But let us have champagne to cheer us up.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our young friend here will think we are chicken-hearted.””
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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 “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
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From this reading “Natacha has affected us all, has she not, Feodor?”
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From this reading “Natacha has affected us all, has she not, Feodor?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our young friend here will think we are chicken-hearted.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But let us have champagne to cheer us up.
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From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
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From this reading “But let us have champagne to cheer us up.
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From this reading “But let us have champagne to cheer us up.
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From this reading Our young friend here will think we are chicken-hearted.”
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From this reading “Yes, she made me weep,” declared the general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Natacha has affected us all, has she not, Feodor?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Our young friend here will think we are chicken-hearted.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, she made me weep,” declared the general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Natacha has affected us all, has she not, Feodor?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But let us have champagne to cheer us up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our young friend here will think we are chicken-hearted.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But let us have champagne to cheer us up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, she made me weep,” declared the general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes, she made me weep,” declared the general.
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From this reading “Natacha has affected us all, has she not, Feodor?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Natacha has affected us all, has she not, Feodor?”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our young friend here will think we are chicken-hearted.”
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From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
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From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Natacha has affected us all, has she not, Feodor?”
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From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
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From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, she made me weep,” declared the general.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our young friend here will think we are chicken-hearted.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But let us have champagne to cheer us up.
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From this reading “But let us have champagne to cheer us up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Natacha has affected us all, has she not, Feodor?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Our young friend here will think we are chicken-hearted.”
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From this reading “Yes, she made me weep,” declared the general.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Our young friend here will think we are chicken-hearted.”
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From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, she made me weep,” declared the general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A young girl may wish her father a pleasant sleep, surely!” said Matrena Petrovna, with a certain good sense.
