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Chapter IX
THE DISAGREEABLE MAN IS SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT. ONE specially fine morning a knock came at Bernardine's door. She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath. "I am going to Loschwitz, a village about twelve miles off," he said. "And I have ordered a sledge.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"I am going to Loschwitz, a village about twelve miles off," he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ONE specially fine morning a knock came at Bernardine's door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"And I have ordered a sledge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ONE specially fine morning a knock came at Bernardine's door.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE specially fine morning a knock came at Bernardine's door.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.”
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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 DISAGREEABLE MAN IS SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I am going to Loschwitz, a village about twelve miles off," he said.
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From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am going to Loschwitz, a village about twelve miles off," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ONE specially fine morning a knock came at Bernardine's door.
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From this reading ONE specially fine morning a knock came at Bernardine's door.
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From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE specially fine morning a knock came at Bernardine's door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN IS SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE specially fine morning a knock came at Bernardine's door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE specially fine morning a knock came at Bernardine's door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am going to Loschwitz, a village about twelve miles off," he said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And I have ordered a sledge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am going to Loschwitz, a village about twelve miles off," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am going to Loschwitz, a village about twelve miles off," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN IS SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN IS SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE specially fine morning a knock came at Bernardine's door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN IS SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am going to Loschwitz, a village about twelve miles off," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN IS SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am going to Loschwitz, a village about twelve miles off," he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE specially fine morning a knock came at Bernardine's door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN IS SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am going to Loschwitz, a village about twelve miles off," he said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE specially fine morning a knock came at Bernardine's door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I have ordered a sledge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am going to Loschwitz, a village about twelve miles off," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN IS SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
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From this reading "And I have ordered a sledge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE specially fine morning a knock came at Bernardine's door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN IS SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT.
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From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
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From this reading She opened it, and found Robert Allitsen standing there, trying to recover his breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am going to Loschwitz, a village about twelve miles off," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am going to Loschwitz, a village about twelve miles off," he said.
