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Chapter XXX
“Pyotr Petrovitch,” she cried, “protect me... you at least! Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things.... I’ll go to the governor-general himself.... She shall answer for it.... Remembering my father’s hospitality protect these orphans.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Pyotr Petrovitch,” she cried, “protect me... you at least!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I’ll go to the governor-general himself....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Pyotr Petrovitch,” she cried, “protect me... you at least!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “She shall answer for it....”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Remembering my father’s hospitality protect these orphans.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....”
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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 Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
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From this reading She shall answer for it....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Pyotr Petrovitch,” she cried, “protect me... you at least!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pyotr Petrovitch,” she cried, “protect me... you at least!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remembering my father’s hospitality protect these orphans.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
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From this reading I’ll go to the governor-general himself....
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From this reading I’ll go to the governor-general himself....
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I’ll go to the governor-general himself....
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From this reading Remembering my father’s hospitality protect these orphans.”
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From this reading I’ll go to the governor-general himself....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She shall answer for it....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pyotr Petrovitch,” she cried, “protect me... you at least!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Pyotr Petrovitch,” she cried, “protect me... you at least!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Remembering my father’s hospitality protect these orphans.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remembering my father’s hospitality protect these orphans.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pyotr Petrovitch,” she cried, “protect me... you at least!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pyotr Petrovitch,” she cried, “protect me... you at least!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pyotr Petrovitch,” she cried, “protect me... you at least!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remembering my father’s hospitality protect these orphans.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She shall answer for it....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Pyotr Petrovitch,” she cried, “protect me... you at least!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’ll go to the governor-general himself....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Remembering my father’s hospitality protect these orphans.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make this foolish woman understand that she can’t behave like this to a lady in misfortune... that there is a law for such things....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Pyotr Petrovitch,” she cried, “protect me... you at least!
