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Chapter XIV
AN IKON OATH. Ivan Liustig was not like any one else. His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character. But they did not array themselves, as his critics, against him. They smiled at him, but they loved him.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “But they did not array themselves, as his critics, against him.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ivan Liustig was not like any one else.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “But they did not array themselves, as his critics, against him.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But they did not array themselves, as his critics, against him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN IKON OATH.
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From this reading Ivan Liustig was not like any one else.
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From this reading But they did not array themselves, as his critics, against him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But they did not array themselves, as his critics, against him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They smiled at him, but they loved him.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they did not array themselves, as his critics, against him.
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From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
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From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
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From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
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From this reading But they did not array themselves, as his critics, against him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But they did not array themselves, as his critics, against him.
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From this reading Ivan Liustig was not like any one else.
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From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
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From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
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From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But they did not array themselves, as his critics, against him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
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From this reading AN IKON OATH.
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From this reading Ivan Liustig was not like any one else.
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From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
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From this reading Ivan Liustig was not like any one else.
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From this reading Ivan Liustig was not like any one else.
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From this reading They smiled at him, but they loved him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ivan Liustig was not like any one else.
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From this reading AN IKON OATH.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ivan Liustig was not like any one else.
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From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
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From this reading They smiled at him, but they loved him.
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From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
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From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But they did not array themselves, as his critics, against him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they did not array themselves, as his critics, against him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ivan Liustig was not like any one else.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His friends of the Petersburg Circle were conscious of some lack of foundation beneath the graceful superstructure of his character.
