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Chapter V
They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna. She sighed anxiously. “And in the garden--have you heard anything?” “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’ The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
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any thing at all
From this reading ““And in the garden--have you heard anything?””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““And in the garden--have you heard anything?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’”
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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 They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And in the garden--have you heard anything?”
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From this reading She sighed anxiously.
any thing at all
From this reading “And in the garden--have you heard anything?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
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From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
the two together, not just one
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
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From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
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From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
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From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And in the garden--have you heard anything?”
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From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And in the garden--have you heard anything?”
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From this reading “And in the garden--have you heard anything?”
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From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
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From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
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From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
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From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
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From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
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From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sighed anxiously.
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From this reading She sighed anxiously.
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From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
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From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
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From this reading They talked thus very low in the dark, both seated in a corner of the sofa, Rouletabille’s hand held tightly in the burning hands of Matrena Petrovna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
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From this reading The other replied in Russian in a way I could see was a refusal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I heard the officer Boris say to the officer Michael, in French, ‘Shall we return at once to the villa?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And in the garden--have you heard anything?”
