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Chapter XIII
The road itself was almost deserted. The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world. A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery. He hardly glanced at the carriage that sped past him. Perhaps he saw a man looking over the low wall at the approach of the cavalcade.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.”
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “The road itself was almost deserted.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The road itself was almost deserted.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Perhaps he saw a man looking over the low wall at the approach of the cavalcade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps he saw a man looking over the low wall at the approach of the cavalcade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.”
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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 confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
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From this reading The road itself was almost deserted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
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From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
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From this reading Perhaps he saw a man looking over the low wall at the approach of the cavalcade.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He hardly glanced at the carriage that sped past him.
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From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
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From this reading He hardly glanced at the carriage that sped past him.
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From this reading Perhaps he saw a man looking over the low wall at the approach of the cavalcade.
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From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
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From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
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From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The road itself was almost deserted.
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From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
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From this reading He hardly glanced at the carriage that sped past him.
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From this reading He hardly glanced at the carriage that sped past him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He hardly glanced at the carriage that sped past him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
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From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The road itself was almost deserted.
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From this reading Perhaps he saw a man looking over the low wall at the approach of the cavalcade.
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From this reading Perhaps he saw a man looking over the low wall at the approach of the cavalcade.
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From this reading Perhaps he saw a man looking over the low wall at the approach of the cavalcade.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
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From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
above and across; more than
From this reading Perhaps he saw a man looking over the low wall at the approach of the cavalcade.
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From this reading He hardly glanced at the carriage that sped past him.
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From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps he saw a man looking over the low wall at the approach of the cavalcade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
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From this reading The road itself was almost deserted.
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From this reading Perhaps he saw a man looking over the low wall at the approach of the cavalcade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
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From this reading He hardly glanced at the carriage that sped past him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
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From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He hardly glanced at the carriage that sped past him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The road itself was almost deserted.
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From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
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From this reading Perhaps he saw a man looking over the low wall at the approach of the cavalcade.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road itself was almost deserted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A confectioner's boy was alone on the pavement, hurrying along and whistling as he went on his Sunday errand of delivery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The side streets of St. Petersburg are quieter than the smaller thoroughfares of any other city in the world.
