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Chapter XVI
A STRUGGLE FOR THE MASTERY. I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky. They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely. "What are you doing?" I cried, addressing myself to Heliobas.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried, addressing myself to Heliobas.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I cried, addressing myself to Heliobas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely.”
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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 A STRUGGLE FOR THE MASTERY.
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From this reading I cried, addressing myself to Heliobas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you doing?"
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From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried, addressing myself to Heliobas.
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From this reading "What are you doing?"
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From this reading They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely.
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From this reading They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely.
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From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A STRUGGLE FOR THE MASTERY.
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From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
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From this reading They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely.
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From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
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From this reading They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely.
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From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
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From this reading They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely.
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From this reading A STRUGGLE FOR THE MASTERY.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I cried, addressing myself to Heliobas.
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From this reading They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely.
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From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
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From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
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From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STRUGGLE FOR THE MASTERY.
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From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRUGGLE FOR THE MASTERY.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
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From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
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From this reading I rushed to the study-door, tore aside the velvet hangings, and faced Heliobas and Prince Ivan Petroffsky.
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From this reading They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you doing?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They held drawn weapons, which they lowered at my sudden entrance, and paused irresolutely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you doing?"
