Chapter XXVI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

later than; following

From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

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From this reading She freed herself to turn upon him, as if made angry by the question.

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From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

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From this reading Razumov caught her by the arm.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She freed herself to turn upon him, as if made angry by the question.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Razumov caught her by the arm.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

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From this reading Razumov caught her by the arm.

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From this reading “Don’t you understand that Peter Ivanovitch must direct, inspire, influence?

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From this reading “Don’t you understand that Peter Ivanovitch must direct, inspire, influence?

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From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

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From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

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From this reading She freed herself to turn upon him, as if made angry by the question.

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From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Razumov caught her by the arm.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She freed herself to turn upon him, as if made angry by the question.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

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From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

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From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She freed herself to turn upon him, as if made angry by the question.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

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From this reading “Don’t you understand that Peter Ivanovitch must direct, inspire, influence?

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From this reading “Don’t you understand that Peter Ivanovitch must direct, inspire, influence?

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

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From this reading “Don’t you understand that Peter Ivanovitch must direct, inspire, influence?

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From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

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From this reading She freed herself to turn upon him, as if made angry by the question.

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From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Don’t you understand that Peter Ivanovitch must direct, inspire, influence?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

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From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

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From this reading “Don’t you understand that Peter Ivanovitch must direct, inspire, influence?

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading She freed herself to turn upon him, as if made angry by the question.

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From this reading Razumov caught her by the arm.

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From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

brief or direct in expression

From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

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From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

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From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Razumov caught her by the arm.

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From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

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From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

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From this reading She freed herself to turn upon him, as if made angry by the question.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don’t you understand that Peter Ivanovitch must direct, inspire, influence?

a formal word for “on”

From this reading She freed herself to turn upon him, as if made angry by the question.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Her emotion at being thus seized manifested itself by a short struggle, after which she stood still, not looking at him.

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From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “But you can tell me,” he spoke in her ear, “why they--these people in that house there--are so anxious to get hold of her?”