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Chapter XVIII
Karenin laughed cheerfully at his caution.... ‘When,’ asked Karenin suddenly, ‘when will you operate?’ ‘The day after to-morrow,’ said Fowler. ‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe. And you may think and talk as you please.’
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later than; following
From this reading “‘The day after to-morrow,’ said Fowler.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘When,’ asked Karenin suddenly, ‘when will you operate?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “And you may think and talk as you please.’”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘When,’ asked Karenin suddenly, ‘when will you operate?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And you may think and talk as you please.’”
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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 ‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe.
later than; following
From this reading ‘The day after to-morrow,’ said Fowler.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘When,’ asked Karenin suddenly, ‘when will you operate?’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Karenin laughed cheerfully at his caution....
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From this reading Karenin laughed cheerfully at his caution....
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From this reading Karenin laughed cheerfully at his caution....
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From this reading ‘The day after to-morrow,’ said Fowler.
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From this reading ‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe.
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From this reading ‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe.
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From this reading ‘The day after to-morrow,’ said Fowler.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Karenin laughed cheerfully at his caution....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe.
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From this reading Karenin laughed cheerfully at his caution....
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From this reading Karenin laughed cheerfully at his caution....
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And you may think and talk as you please.’
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From this reading ‘When,’ asked Karenin suddenly, ‘when will you operate?’
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From this reading And you may think and talk as you please.’
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From this reading ‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe.
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From this reading ‘The day after to-morrow,’ said Fowler.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘When,’ asked Karenin suddenly, ‘when will you operate?’
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From this reading And you may think and talk as you please.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The day after to-morrow,’ said Fowler.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And you may think and talk as you please.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe.
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From this reading ‘The day after to-morrow,’ said Fowler.
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From this reading ‘For a day I want you to drink and eat as I shall prescribe.
at the time that
From this reading ‘When,’ asked Karenin suddenly, ‘when will you operate?’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘When,’ asked Karenin suddenly, ‘when will you operate?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘When,’ asked Karenin suddenly, ‘when will you operate?’
