Chapter III
"Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee! And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair." "She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky. "Is she pious?" "Yes, Fedya,--very.
A Nobleman's Nest
Chapter III
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"Call
her
Liza,
my
father,--why
should
she
be
Mikhailovna
to
thee!
And
sit
still,
or
thou
wilt
break
Schurotchka's
chair."
"She
has
gone
to
church,"--pursued
Lavretzky.
"Is
she
pious?"
"Yes,
Fedya,--very.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Call
her
Liza,
my
father,--why
should
she
be
Mikhailovna
to
thee!
Line 2
And
sit
still,
or
thou
wilt
break
Schurotchka's
chair."
Line 3
"She
has
gone
to
church,"--pursued
Lavretzky.
Line 4
"Is
she
pious?"
Line 5
"Yes,
Fedya,--very.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."”
Wilt
modal verb
US /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
break
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From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
Call
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From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
chair
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From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
church
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From this reading "She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky.
father
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From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
Fedya
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From this reading "Yes, Fedya,--very.
gone
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From this reading "She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is she pious?"
Lavretzky
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From this reading "She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky.
Liza
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From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
Mikhailovna
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From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
pious
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From this reading "Is she pious?"
pursued
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From this reading "She has gone to church,"--pursued Lavretzky.
Schurotchka's
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From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
sit
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From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
very
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From this reading "Yes, Fedya,--very.
why
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From this reading "Call her Liza, my father,--why should she be Mikhailovna to thee!
wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading And sit still, or thou wilt break Schurotchka's chair."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, Fedya,--very.