adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How long ago was it since he had thought himself in a state of peaceful petrifaction?
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading How long ago was it since he had thought himself in a state of peaceful petrifaction?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lavretsky went to his lodgings, and locked himself in.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How long was it since he had felt as he had expressed himself at the very bottom of the river?
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was experiencing emotions such as he had hardly ever experienced before.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading How long was it since he had felt as he had expressed himself at the very bottom of the river?
bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
coldlyadverbUS /ˈkoʊldli/
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading He was experiencing emotions such as he had hardly ever experienced before.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading He was experiencing emotions such as he had hardly ever experienced before.
experiencedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspɪriənst/
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading He was experiencing emotions such as he had hardly ever experienced before.
experiencingverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪŋ/
-ing form of “experience” — undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading He was experiencing emotions such as he had hardly ever experienced before.
expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/
communicated in words
From this reading How long was it since he had felt as he had expressed himself at the very bottom of the river?
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading How long was it since he had felt as he had expressed himself at the very bottom of the river?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was experiencing emotions such as he had hardly ever experienced before.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading He was experiencing emotions such as he had hardly ever experienced before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lavretsky went to his lodgings, and locked himself in.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lavretsky went to his lodgings, and locked himself in.
How
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From this reading How long ago was it since he had thought himself in a state of peaceful petrifaction?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lavretsky went to his lodgings, and locked himself in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How long ago was it since he had thought himself in a state of peaceful petrifaction?
Kalitins
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From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
Lavretsky
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From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
lockedverbUS /lɑːkt/
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Lavretsky went to his lodgings, and locked himself in.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading Lavretsky went to his lodgings, and locked himself in.
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 How long ago was it since he had thought himself in a state of peaceful petrifaction?
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How long ago was it since he had thought himself in a state of peaceful petrifaction?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
Panshin
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From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading How long ago was it since he had thought himself in a state of peaceful petrifaction?
petrifactionnoun
the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
From this reading How long ago was it since he had thought himself in a state of peaceful petrifaction?
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading How long was it since he had felt as he had expressed himself at the very bottom of the river?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading How long ago was it since he had thought himself in a state of peaceful petrifaction?
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading How long ago was it since he had thought himself in a state of peaceful petrifaction?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was experiencing emotions such as he had hardly ever experienced before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading How long ago was it since he had thought himself in a state of peaceful petrifaction?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading How long was it since he had felt as he had expressed himself at the very bottom of the river?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he was coming away from the Kalitins, Lavretsky met Panshin; they bowed coldly to one another.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lavretsky went to his lodgings, and locked himself in.
