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Chapter V
“I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation! Happy to make your acquaintance! Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him. “Second-captain Kraut! The artificer told me you came last evening.”
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a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading ““I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ““I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The artificer told me you came last evening.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Happy to make your acquaintance!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The artificer told me you came last evening.””
in the direction of
From this reading “Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!”
during the time that
From this reading ““I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!”
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From this reading Happy to make your acquaintance!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
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From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
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From this reading The artificer told me you came last evening.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
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From this reading The artificer told me you came last evening.”
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From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
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From this reading The artificer told me you came last evening.”
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From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
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From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
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From this reading Happy to make your acquaintance!
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
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From this reading “Second-captain Kraut!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The artificer told me you came last evening.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Happy to make your acquaintance!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The artificer told me you came last evening.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
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From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
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From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
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From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
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From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
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From this reading “Second-captain Kraut!
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From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
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From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
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From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The artificer told me you came last evening.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Happy to make your acquaintance!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The artificer told me you came last evening.”
in the direction of
From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
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From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
during the time that
From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
which person or people
From this reading Please get fond of us, and be well-disposed towards us,” he said to Volodia, who had arisen to salute him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am having some tea made, but I won’t refuse brandy while I am waiting, for my soul’s consolation!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The artificer told me you came last evening.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Happy to make your acquaintance!
