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Chapter VII
The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head. The sentry on the embankment stood like a stick and seemed to be staring at the bench. “Let him look!” thought Sophia Pietrovna. “But ... But listen,” she said at last with despair in her voice.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But listen,” she said at last with despair in her voice.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Let him look!” thought Sophia Pietrovna.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let him look!” thought Sophia Pietrovna.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sentry on the embankment stood like a stick and seemed to be staring at the bench.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let him look!” thought Sophia Pietrovna.”
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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 The sentry on the embankment stood like a stick and seemed to be staring at the bench.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sentry on the embankment stood like a stick and seemed to be staring at the bench.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentry on the embankment stood like a stick and seemed to be staring at the bench.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But listen,” she said at last with despair in her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentry on the embankment stood like a stick and seemed to be staring at the bench.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But listen,” she said at last with despair in her voice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let him look!” thought Sophia Pietrovna.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But listen,” she said at last with despair in her voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But listen,” she said at last with despair in her voice.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let him look!” thought Sophia Pietrovna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But listen,” she said at last with despair in her voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let him look!” thought Sophia Pietrovna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let him look!” thought Sophia Pietrovna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But listen,” she said at last with despair in her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sentry on the embankment stood like a stick and seemed to be staring at the bench.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentry on the embankment stood like a stick and seemed to be staring at the bench.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But listen,” she said at last with despair in her voice.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let him look!” thought Sophia Pietrovna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentry on the embankment stood like a stick and seemed to be staring at the bench.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentry on the embankment stood like a stick and seemed to be staring at the bench.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let him look!” thought Sophia Pietrovna.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But listen,” she said at last with despair in her voice.
which person or people
From this reading The fir-trees and the clouds stood motionless, and gazed at them severely like broken-down masters who see something going on, but have been bribed not to report to the head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But listen,” she said at last with despair in her voice.
