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Chapter XXXVI
STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window. He rose and dressed hastily. The eastern sky was faintly pink; a rosy twilight moved among the pines. He went down stairs and opened the little door at the back of the castle. It was, of course, the starosta, shivering and bleached in the chilly dawn.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The eastern sky was faintly pink; a rosy twilight moved among the pines.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.”
unpleasantly cold
From this reading “It was, of course, the starosta, shivering and bleached in the chilly dawn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was, of course, the starosta, shivering and bleached in the chilly dawn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went down stairs and opened the little door at the back of the castle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “The eastern sky was faintly pink; a rosy twilight moved among the pines.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went down stairs and opened the little door at the back of the castle.”
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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 eastern sky was faintly pink; a rosy twilight moved among the pines.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The eastern sky was faintly pink; a rosy twilight moved among the pines.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rose and dressed hastily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
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From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
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From this reading He went down stairs and opened the little door at the back of the castle.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
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From this reading It was, of course, the starosta, shivering and bleached in the chilly dawn.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
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From this reading He went down stairs and opened the little door at the back of the castle.
unpleasantly cold
From this reading It was, of course, the starosta, shivering and bleached in the chilly dawn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, of course, the starosta, shivering and bleached in the chilly dawn.
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From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
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From this reading It was, of course, the starosta, shivering and bleached in the chilly dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went down stairs and opened the little door at the back of the castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went down stairs and opened the little door at the back of the castle.
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From this reading He rose and dressed hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eastern sky was faintly pink; a rosy twilight moved among the pines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eastern sky was faintly pink; a rosy twilight moved among the pines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
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From this reading He rose and dressed hastily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose and dressed hastily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, of course, the starosta, shivering and bleached in the chilly dawn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, of course, the starosta, shivering and bleached in the chilly dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went down stairs and opened the little door at the back of the castle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eastern sky was faintly pink; a rosy twilight moved among the pines.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went down stairs and opened the little door at the back of the castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eastern sky was faintly pink; a rosy twilight moved among the pines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eastern sky was faintly pink; a rosy twilight moved among the pines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He rose and dressed hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eastern sky was faintly pink; a rosy twilight moved among the pines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was, of course, the starosta, shivering and bleached in the chilly dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eastern sky was faintly pink; a rosy twilight moved among the pines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went down stairs and opened the little door at the back of the castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was, of course, the starosta, shivering and bleached in the chilly dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The eastern sky was faintly pink; a rosy twilight moved among the pines.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went down stairs and opened the little door at the back of the castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STÉPAN RETURNS At daybreak the next morning Karl Steinmetz was awakened by the familiar cry of the wolf beneath his window.
