A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
It was nearly eight o’clock. The two young men hurried to Bakaleyev’s, to arrive before Luzhin. “Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street. “It was Svidrigaïlov, that landowner in whose house my sister was insulted when she was their governess. Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The two young men hurried to Bakaleyev’s, to arrive before Luzhin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.”
belonging to which person
From this reading ““It was Svidrigaïlov, that landowner in whose house my sister was insulted when she was their governess.”
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From this reading The two young men hurried to Bakaleyev’s, to arrive before Luzhin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street.
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From this reading Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.
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From this reading The two young men hurried to Bakaleyev’s, to arrive before Luzhin.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The two young men hurried to Bakaleyev’s, to arrive before Luzhin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.
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From this reading It was nearly eight o’clock.
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From this reading “It was Svidrigaïlov, that landowner in whose house my sister was insulted when she was their governess.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.
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From this reading “It was Svidrigaïlov, that landowner in whose house my sister was insulted when she was their governess.
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From this reading The two young men hurried to Bakaleyev’s, to arrive before Luzhin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street.
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From this reading “It was Svidrigaïlov, that landowner in whose house my sister was insulted when she was their governess.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly eight o’clock.
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From this reading “It was Svidrigaïlov, that landowner in whose house my sister was insulted when she was their governess.
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From this reading The two young men hurried to Bakaleyev’s, to arrive before Luzhin.
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From this reading Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.
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From this reading The two young men hurried to Bakaleyev’s, to arrive before Luzhin.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It was Svidrigaïlov, that landowner in whose house my sister was insulted when she was their governess.
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From this reading It was nearly eight o’clock.
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From this reading It was nearly eight o’clock.
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From this reading Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.
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From this reading Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.
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From this reading Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.
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From this reading “Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It was Svidrigaïlov, that landowner in whose house my sister was insulted when she was their governess.
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From this reading “It was Svidrigaïlov, that landowner in whose house my sister was insulted when she was their governess.
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From this reading “Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street.
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From this reading “Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street.
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From this reading “It was Svidrigaïlov, that landowner in whose house my sister was insulted when she was their governess.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two young men hurried to Bakaleyev’s, to arrive before Luzhin.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “It was Svidrigaïlov, that landowner in whose house my sister was insulted when she was their governess.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two young men hurried to Bakaleyev’s, to arrive before Luzhin.
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From this reading Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.
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From this reading The two young men hurried to Bakaleyev’s, to arrive before Luzhin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly eight o’clock.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street.
at the time that
From this reading “It was Svidrigaïlov, that landowner in whose house my sister was insulted when she was their governess.
which person or people
From this reading “Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street.
belonging to which person
From this reading “It was Svidrigaïlov, that landowner in whose house my sister was insulted when she was their governess.
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From this reading “Why, who was that?” asked Razumihin, as soon as they were in the street.
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From this reading Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Through his persecuting her with his attentions, she was turned out by his wife, Marfa Petrovna.
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From this reading The two young men hurried to Bakaleyev’s, to arrive before Luzhin.
