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Chapter XVIII
“For Madame de S--. That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort. It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared. Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her. It was most astonishing.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.”
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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 That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.
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From this reading It was most astonishing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
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From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
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From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
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From this reading “For Madame de S--.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort.
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From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
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From this reading Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For Madame de S--.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
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From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
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From this reading That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort.
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From this reading “For Madame de S--.
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From this reading It was most astonishing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
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From this reading That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort.
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From this reading Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.
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From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.
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From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For Madame de S--.
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From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That lady observes a special diet, or something of the sort.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was most astonishing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It seems she complained the day before to Peter Ivanovitch that the eggs were not rightly prepared.
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From this reading Peter Ivanovitch suddenly remembered this against the poor woman, and flew out at her.
