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Chapter XXV
IN GATRINA’S HOUSE. In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct. I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do. “I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders. “I kept faith with you and you arrest me in return for it.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
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From this reading “I kept faith with you and you arrest me in return for it.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
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From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
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From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
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From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
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From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
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From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
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From this reading “I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.
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From this reading “I kept faith with you and you arrest me in return for it.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I kept faith with you and you arrest me in return for it.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
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From this reading IN GATRINA’S HOUSE.
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From this reading “I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
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From this reading “I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
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From this reading IN GATRINA’S HOUSE.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN GATRINA’S HOUSE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I kept faith with you and you arrest me in return for it.”
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From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I kept faith with you and you arrest me in return for it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.
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From this reading “I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
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From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
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From this reading “I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I kept faith with you and you arrest me in return for it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the moment of crisis Karasch took his cue from me and neither resisted nor protested against the soldiers’ conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
which person or people
From this reading “I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.
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From this reading “I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I kept faith with you and you arrest me in return for it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I knew, however, that he would watch me closely and be prepared to help the moment I had decided what to do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I kept faith with you and you arrest me in return for it.”
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From this reading “I don’t know why you’ve done this,” I said to the man who held me and had given the orders.
