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Chapter IV
“Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother! But whom have you there?” He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him. “It is my brother just out of school. We come to ask where the regiment is.”
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We come to ask where the regiment is.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But whom have you there?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.”
during the time that
From this reading “He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
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From this reading We come to ask where the regiment is.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
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From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
next to; at the side of
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
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From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
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From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We come to ask where the regiment is.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But whom have you there?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
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From this reading “It is my brother just out of school.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
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From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is my brother just out of school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is my brother just out of school.
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From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is my brother just out of school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We come to ask where the regiment is.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is my brother just out of school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
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From this reading But whom have you there?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
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From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
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From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We come to ask where the regiment is.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, if it were mine, but it is money belonging to the Crown, brother!
in or at the place that
From this reading We come to ask where the regiment is.”
during the time that
From this reading He looked at Volodia while he piled up the papers and put them in an open chest beside him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But whom have you there?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But whom have you there?”
