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Chapter XXXV
He hurried to Svidrigaïlov’s. What he had to hope from that man he did not know. But that man had some hidden power over him. Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come. On the way, one question particularly worried him: had Svidrigaïlov been to Porfiry’s?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “On the way, one question particularly worried him: had Svidrigaïlov been to Porfiry’s?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What he had to hope from that man he did not know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “On the way, one question particularly worried him: had Svidrigaïlov been to Porfiry’s?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “But that man had some hidden power over him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “On the way, one question particularly worried him: had Svidrigaïlov been to Porfiry’s?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the way, one question particularly worried him: had Svidrigaïlov been to Porfiry’s?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that man had some hidden power over him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What he had to hope from that man he did not know.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What he had to hope from that man he did not know.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What he had to hope from that man he did not know.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hurried to Svidrigaïlov’s.
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From this reading But that man had some hidden power over him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But that man had some hidden power over him.
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From this reading What he had to hope from that man he did not know.
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From this reading He hurried to Svidrigaïlov’s.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he had to hope from that man he did not know.
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From this reading What he had to hope from that man he did not know.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What he had to hope from that man he did not know.
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From this reading Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way, one question particularly worried him: had Svidrigaïlov been to Porfiry’s?
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From this reading Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the way, one question particularly worried him: had Svidrigaïlov been to Porfiry’s?
above and across; more than
From this reading But that man had some hidden power over him.
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From this reading On the way, one question particularly worried him: had Svidrigaïlov been to Porfiry’s?
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From this reading On the way, one question particularly worried him: had Svidrigaïlov been to Porfiry’s?
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From this reading But that man had some hidden power over him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the way, one question particularly worried him: had Svidrigaïlov been to Porfiry’s?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that man had some hidden power over him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the way, one question particularly worried him: had Svidrigaïlov been to Porfiry’s?
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From this reading He hurried to Svidrigaïlov’s.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What he had to hope from that man he did not know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having once recognised this, he could not rest, and now the time had come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hurried to Svidrigaïlov’s.
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From this reading On the way, one question particularly worried him: had Svidrigaïlov been to Porfiry’s?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he had to hope from that man he did not know.
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From this reading On the way, one question particularly worried him: had Svidrigaïlov been to Porfiry’s?
