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Chapter XVII
As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us. “Where are we going, monsieur?” he asked. “I don’t know. You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while. Which is the safest and nearest to Petersburg?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Where are we going, monsieur?” he asked.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.”
during the time that
From this reading “You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.”
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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 You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are we going, monsieur?” he asked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where are we going, monsieur?” he asked.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
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From this reading “I don’t know.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
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From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where are we going, monsieur?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
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From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
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From this reading You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
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From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which is the safest and nearest to Petersburg?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while.
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From this reading “Where are we going, monsieur?” he asked.
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From this reading Which is the safest and nearest to Petersburg?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
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From this reading Which is the safest and nearest to Petersburg?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Which is the safest and nearest to Petersburg?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Where are we going, monsieur?” he asked.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are we going, monsieur?” he asked.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which is the safest and nearest to Petersburg?”
during the time that
From this reading You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As soon as Helga was gone I sent for Ivan, and told him to have everything in readiness for the start in three hours’ time; and that of course he would go with us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You spoke of some places where mademoiselle could safely lie hid for a while.
