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Chapter XXII
“Why not?” she said at last. The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background. But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now. And this thought consoled me. Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.”
not friendly or close
From this reading “The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why not?” she said at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And this thought consoled me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.”
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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 dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
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From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
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From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this thought consoled me.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Why not?” she said at last.
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From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
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From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
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From this reading And this thought consoled me.
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From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
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From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
not friendly or close
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
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From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
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From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
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From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
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From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
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From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
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From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why not?” she said at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
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From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And this thought consoled me.
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From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
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From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?” she said at last.
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From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
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From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
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From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why not?” she said at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
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From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why not?” she said at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this thought consoled me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this thought consoled me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
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From this reading “Why not?” she said at last.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
