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Chapter III
THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced. “The courier?” inquired the Czar eagerly. “He is here, sire,” replied General Kissoff. “Have you found a fitting man?” “I will answer for him to your majesty.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Have you found a fitting man?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have you found a fitting man?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He is here, sire,” replied General Kissoff.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““The courier?” inquired the Czar eagerly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He is here, sire,” replied General Kissoff.”
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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 “Have you found a fitting man?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced.
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From this reading THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced.
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From this reading “I will answer for him to your majesty.”
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From this reading THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced.
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From this reading “The courier?” inquired the Czar eagerly.
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From this reading “The courier?” inquired the Czar eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced.
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From this reading “The courier?” inquired the Czar eagerly.
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From this reading “Have you found a fitting man?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I will answer for him to your majesty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you found a fitting man?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you found a fitting man?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is here, sire,” replied General Kissoff.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is here, sire,” replied General Kissoff.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I will answer for him to your majesty.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will answer for him to your majesty.”
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From this reading THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The courier?” inquired the Czar eagerly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is here, sire,” replied General Kissoff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will answer for him to your majesty.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Have you found a fitting man?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is here, sire,” replied General Kissoff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He is here, sire,” replied General Kissoff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I will answer for him to your majesty.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE door of the imperial cabinet was again opened and General Kissoff was announced.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will answer for him to your majesty.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you found a fitting man?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I will answer for him to your majesty.”
