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Chapter XIV
The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips. Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water. She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery. Who would look for salvation there?” “I spoke figuratively,” he boomed.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who would look for salvation there?””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Who would look for salvation there?””
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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 Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water.
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From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
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From this reading “I spoke figuratively,” he boomed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
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From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
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From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
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From this reading Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water.
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From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
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From this reading “I spoke figuratively,” he boomed.
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From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Who would look for salvation there?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
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From this reading Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I spoke figuratively,” he boomed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
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From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
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From this reading Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who would look for salvation there?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who would look for salvation there?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I spoke figuratively,” he boomed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
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From this reading Who would look for salvation there?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The deep sound seemed to rise from under the floor, and one felt steeped in it to the lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Haldin’s interruption resembled the effort of a drowning person to keep above water.
which person or people
From this reading Who would look for salvation there?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She struck in with an accent of impatience-- “But, Peter Ivanovitch, I don’t mean to retire into a monastery.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would look for salvation there?”
