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His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him. It’s weary work.” Razumov had sunk into a chair. Every moment he expected a crowd of policemen to rush in. There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every moment he expected a crowd of policemen to rush in.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.”
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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 His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
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From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
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From this reading Razumov had sunk into a chair.
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From this reading Every moment he expected a crowd of policemen to rush in.
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From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
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From this reading There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
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From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every moment he expected a crowd of policemen to rush in.
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From this reading Every moment he expected a crowd of policemen to rush in.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Razumov had sunk into a chair.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Razumov had sunk into a chair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
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From this reading It’s weary work.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
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From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
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From this reading There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
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From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
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From this reading There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
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From this reading Every moment he expected a crowd of policemen to rush in.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every moment he expected a crowd of policemen to rush in.
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From this reading There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
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From this reading Every moment he expected a crowd of policemen to rush in.
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From this reading Razumov had sunk into a chair.
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From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
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From this reading There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
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From this reading Every moment he expected a crowd of policemen to rush in.
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From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
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From this reading Razumov had sunk into a chair.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
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From this reading There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
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From this reading There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every moment he expected a crowd of policemen to rush in.
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From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
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From this reading There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
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From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
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From this reading There must have been thousands of them out looking for that man walking up and down in his room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
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From this reading It’s weary work.”
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From this reading It’s weary work.”
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From this reading His curt, self-confident voice suddenly lost its ring and it was in a dull tone that he added, “Yes, brother, I have killed him.
