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Chapter VII
Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta. It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it. A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things. As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer. This was Lizaveta’s business.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.”
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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 It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
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From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
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From this reading This was Lizaveta’s business.
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From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
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From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
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From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
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From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
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From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
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From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
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From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
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From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
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From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
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From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
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From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
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From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
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From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was Lizaveta’s business.
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From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
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From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
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From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
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From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
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From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
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From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Lizaveta’s business.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
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From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
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From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
which person or people
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
