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Chapter XI
“You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure. When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh. Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.” “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked. “Do you imagine that I would injure her?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Do you imagine that I would injure her?”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.””
above and across; more than
From this reading “When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do you imagine that I would injure her?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.
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From this reading “Do you imagine that I would injure her?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.
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From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.
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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
above and across; more than
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
up to a particular time
From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.
at the time that
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
