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Chapter XXXVIII
“So he is absolved. Moreover, that Ziemianitch was a brute, a drunken brute.” A shudder passed through Natalia Haldin. “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes. Well, the people must be forgiven....
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in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “Moreover, that Ziemianitch was a brute, a drunken brute.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Well, the people must be forgiven....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A shudder passed through Natalia Haldin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A shudder passed through Natalia Haldin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, the people must be forgiven....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.”
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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 Moreover, that Ziemianitch was a brute, a drunken brute.”
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From this reading “So he is absolved.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, the people must be forgiven....
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From this reading Moreover, that Ziemianitch was a brute, a drunken brute.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
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From this reading Moreover, that Ziemianitch was a brute, a drunken brute.”
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From this reading Well, the people must be forgiven....
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From this reading A shudder passed through Natalia Haldin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “So he is absolved.
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From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So he is absolved.
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From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, that Ziemianitch was a brute, a drunken brute.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Well, the people must be forgiven....
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From this reading A shudder passed through Natalia Haldin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A shudder passed through Natalia Haldin.
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From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
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From this reading A shudder passed through Natalia Haldin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So he is absolved.
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From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Moreover, that Ziemianitch was a brute, a drunken brute.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A shudder passed through Natalia Haldin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Moreover, that Ziemianitch was a brute, a drunken brute.”
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From this reading Well, the people must be forgiven....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But a man of the people,” Razumov went on, “to whom they, the revolutionists, tell a tale of sublime hopes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moreover, that Ziemianitch was a brute, a drunken brute.”
