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Chapter XX
“But who--who--who?” questioned Matrena breathlessly. Koupriane went over to Feodor and grasped his hands. “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies. We have just killed that man.” “Do I know him?” demanded Feodor.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Koupriane went over to Feodor and grasped his hands.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have just killed that man.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do I know him?” demanded Feodor.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Koupriane went over to Feodor and grasped his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Koupriane went over to Feodor and grasped his hands.”
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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 “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Koupriane went over to Feodor and grasped his hands.
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From this reading “But who--who--who?” questioned Matrena breathlessly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But who--who--who?” questioned Matrena breathlessly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
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From this reading “Do I know him?” demanded Feodor.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do I know him?” demanded Feodor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Koupriane went over to Feodor and grasped his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Koupriane went over to Feodor and grasped his hands.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Koupriane went over to Feodor and grasped his hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have just killed that man.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do I know him?” demanded Feodor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Koupriane went over to Feodor and grasped his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Do I know him?” demanded Feodor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have just killed that man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have just killed that man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do I know him?” demanded Feodor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Koupriane went over to Feodor and grasped his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But who--who--who?” questioned Matrena breathlessly.
above and across; more than
From this reading Koupriane went over to Feodor and grasped his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But who--who--who?” questioned Matrena breathlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have just killed that man.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Koupriane went over to Feodor and grasped his hands.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have just killed that man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Koupriane went over to Feodor and grasped his hands.
which person or people
From this reading “But who--who--who?” questioned Matrena breathlessly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “General,” he said, “there was a man who had sworn your ruin and who was made an instrument by your enemies.
