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Chapter VIII
Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts. It was just at this time that the great adventure befell Marija. The victim was Tamoszius Kuszleika, who played the violin. Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm. But perhaps that was why she fascinated him; the sheer volume of Marija’s energy was overwhelming.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.”
every person
From this reading “Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was just at this time that the great adventure befell Marija.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But perhaps that was why she fascinated him; the sheer volume of Marija’s energy was overwhelming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was just at this time that the great adventure befell Marija.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.”
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From this reading It was just at this time that the great adventure befell Marija.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
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From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was just at this time that the great adventure befell Marija.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
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From this reading It was just at this time that the great adventure befell Marija.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But perhaps that was why she fascinated him; the sheer volume of Marija’s energy was overwhelming.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
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From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
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From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
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From this reading But perhaps that was why she fascinated him; the sheer volume of Marija’s energy was overwhelming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
every person
From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
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From this reading But perhaps that was why she fascinated him; the sheer volume of Marija’s energy was overwhelming.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
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From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
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From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just at this time that the great adventure befell Marija.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
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From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
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From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just at this time that the great adventure befell Marija.
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From this reading It was just at this time that the great adventure befell Marija.
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From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
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From this reading The victim was Tamoszius Kuszleika, who played the violin.
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From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was just at this time that the great adventure befell Marija.
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From this reading But perhaps that was why she fascinated him; the sheer volume of Marija’s energy was overwhelming.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
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From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But perhaps that was why she fascinated him; the sheer volume of Marija’s energy was overwhelming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But perhaps that was why she fascinated him; the sheer volume of Marija’s energy was overwhelming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The victim was Tamoszius Kuszleika, who played the violin.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But perhaps that was why she fascinated him; the sheer volume of Marija’s energy was overwhelming.
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From this reading But perhaps that was why she fascinated him; the sheer volume of Marija’s energy was overwhelming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The victim was Tamoszius Kuszleika, who played the violin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was just at this time that the great adventure befell Marija.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just at this time that the great adventure befell Marija.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The victim was Tamoszius Kuszleika, who played the violin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The victim was Tamoszius Kuszleika, who played the violin.
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From this reading But perhaps that was why she fascinated him; the sheer volume of Marija’s energy was overwhelming.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
which person or people
From this reading The victim was Tamoszius Kuszleika, who played the violin.
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From this reading But perhaps that was why she fascinated him; the sheer volume of Marija’s energy was overwhelming.
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From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet even by this deadly winter the germ of hope was not to be kept from sprouting in their hearts.
