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Chapter II
“Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down. Look! it bursts! And that large star there yonder--what do they call it? One would say it was a shell!” “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look! it bursts!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One would say it was a shell!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “One would say it was a shell!””
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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 “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
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From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that large star there yonder--what do they call it?
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From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
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From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
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From this reading Look! it bursts!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
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From this reading And that large star there yonder--what do they call it?
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From this reading “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And that large star there yonder--what do they call it?
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From this reading “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
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From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
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From this reading “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
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From this reading And that large star there yonder--what do they call it?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look! it bursts!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One would say it was a shell!”
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From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
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From this reading One would say it was a shell!”
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From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
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From this reading One would say it was a shell!”
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From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
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From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
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From this reading “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
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From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
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From this reading And that large star there yonder--what do they call it?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And that large star there yonder--what do they call it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One would say it was a shell!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And that large star there yonder--what do they call it?
at the time that
From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I am so accustomed to them that when I go back to Russia a starry sky will seem to me to be sparkling with bomb-shells.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One would say it was a shell!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, it is true; I just took that for a star, but it is coming down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that large star there yonder--what do they call it?
