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Chapter XXXIV
“Ah these cigarettes!” Porfiry Petrovitch ejaculated at last, having lighted one. “They are pernicious, positively pernicious, and yet I can’t give them up! I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing. You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Porfiry Petrovitch ejaculated at last, having lighted one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Porfiry Petrovitch ejaculated at last, having lighted one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Porfiry Petrovitch ejaculated at last, having lighted one.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““Ah these cigarettes!””
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.”
but in spite of that
From this reading ““They are pernicious, positively pernicious, and yet I can’t give them up!”
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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 I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading “Ah these cigarettes!”
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From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They are pernicious, positively pernicious, and yet I can’t give them up!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are pernicious, positively pernicious, and yet I can’t give them up!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Porfiry Petrovitch ejaculated at last, having lighted one.
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From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
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From this reading I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading “They are pernicious, positively pernicious, and yet I can’t give them up!
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From this reading “Ah these cigarettes!”
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From this reading I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
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From this reading I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
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From this reading Porfiry Petrovitch ejaculated at last, having lighted one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They are pernicious, positively pernicious, and yet I can’t give them up!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Porfiry Petrovitch ejaculated at last, having lighted one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
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From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They are pernicious, positively pernicious, and yet I can’t give them up!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Porfiry Petrovitch ejaculated at last, having lighted one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
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From this reading Porfiry Petrovitch ejaculated at last, having lighted one.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing.
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From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Porfiry Petrovitch ejaculated at last, having lighted one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They are pernicious, positively pernicious, and yet I can’t give them up!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Porfiry Petrovitch ejaculated at last, having lighted one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Porfiry Petrovitch ejaculated at last, having lighted one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They are pernicious, positively pernicious, and yet I can’t give them up!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “They are pernicious, positively pernicious, and yet I can’t give them up!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Ah these cigarettes!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are pernicious, positively pernicious, and yet I can’t give them up!
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I cough, I begin to have tickling in my throat and a difficulty in breathing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They are pernicious, positively pernicious, and yet I can’t give them up!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
but in spite of that
From this reading “They are pernicious, positively pernicious, and yet I can’t give them up!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know I am a coward, I went lately to Dr. B----n; he always gives at least half an hour to each patient.
