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Chapter XIX
Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once. He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing. He was not at the ice hills, nor at the gypsies’, nor at Komoneno’s. Pierre drove to the Club. In the Club all was going on as usual.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.”
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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 He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading In the Club all was going on as usual.
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From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the Club all was going on as usual.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
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From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
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From this reading Pierre drove to the Club.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
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From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
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From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
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From this reading In the Club all was going on as usual.
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From this reading He was not at the ice hills, nor at the gypsies’, nor at Komoneno’s.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading He was not at the ice hills, nor at the gypsies’, nor at Komoneno’s.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading He was not at the ice hills, nor at the gypsies’, nor at Komoneno’s.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading He was not at the ice hills, nor at the gypsies’, nor at Komoneno’s.
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From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was not at the ice hills, nor at the gypsies’, nor at Komoneno’s.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
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From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the Club all was going on as usual.
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From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the Club all was going on as usual.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not at the ice hills, nor at the gypsies’, nor at Komoneno’s.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
