adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
boarnounUS /bɔːr/
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
From this reading What novelty was a wild boar to me?
boar-hunting
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From this reading “Well, one day Pechorin tried to persuade me to go boar-hunting with him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading MEANWHILE the staff-captain continued his story.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Well, one day Pechorin tried to persuade me to go boar-hunting with him.
don't
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From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Well, one day Pechorin tried to persuade me to go boar-hunting with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, one day Pechorin tried to persuade me to go boar-hunting with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MEANWHILE the staff-captain continued his story.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
Kazbich
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From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For a long time I refused.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, one day Pechorin tried to persuade me to go boar-hunting with him.
MEANWHILEadverbUS /ˈmiːnwaɪl/
at the same time but in another place
From this reading MEANWHILE the staff-captain continued his story.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
mischievousadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/
naughtily or annoyingly playful
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
noveltynounUS /ˈnɑːvəlti/
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading What novelty was a wild boar to me?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, one day Pechorin tried to persuade me to go boar-hunting with him.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
Pechorin
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From this reading “Well, one day Pechorin tried to persuade me to go boar-hunting with him.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading “Well, one day Pechorin tried to persuade me to go boar-hunting with him.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
refusedverbUS /rəˈfjuːzd/
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading For a long time I refused.
schemenounUS /skiːm/
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
somehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
staff-captain
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From this reading MEANWHILE the staff-captain continued his story.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading MEANWHILE the staff-captain continued his story.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MEANWHILE the staff-captain continued his story.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a long time I refused.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, one day Pechorin tried to persuade me to go boar-hunting with him.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Well, one day Pechorin tried to persuade me to go boar-hunting with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, one day Pechorin tried to persuade me to go boar-hunting with him.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What novelty was a wild boar to me?
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Kazbich never put in an appearance again; but somehow--I don’t know why--I could not get the idea out of my head that he had had a reason for coming, and that some mischievous scheme was in his mind.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading What novelty was a wild boar to me?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, one day Pechorin tried to persuade me to go boar-hunting with him.
