adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
bellsnounUS /belz/
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
coughverbUS /kɑːf/
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The following day was Sunday.
deaconnounUS /ˈdiːkən/
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
dronenounUS /droʊn/
stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following day was Sunday.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got up hastily; some secret voice told him that he would see her there to-day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
hastilyadverbUS /ˈheɪstəli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading He got up hastily; some secret voice told him that he would see her there to-day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He got up hastily; some secret voice told him that he would see her there to-day.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
Lavretsky
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From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
Lisa's
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From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
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 He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
massnounUS /mæs/
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
measuredadjectiveUS /ˈmeʒərd/
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
monotonouslyadverb
in a monotonous manner
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/
expressing sorrow
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
noiselesslyadverb
without a sound
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
Pavlovna
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From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
remindedverbUS /riˈmaɪndɪd/
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He got up hastily; some secret voice told him that he would see her there to-day.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He got up hastily; some secret voice told him that he would see her there to-day.
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He got up hastily; some secret voice told him that he would see her there to-day.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading He arrived early; there was scarcely any one in the church; a deacon was reading the service in the chair; the measured drone of his voice--sometimes broken by a cough--fell and rose at even intervals.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
stridesnounUS /straɪdz/
plural of “stride” — a step in walking or running
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading The following day was Sunday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He got up hastily; some secret voice told him that he would see her there to-day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following day was Sunday.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He got up hastily; some secret voice told him that he would see her there to-day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
to-day
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From this reading He got up hastily; some secret voice told him that he would see her there to-day.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He got up hastily; some secret voice told him that he would see her there to-day.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He got up hastily; some secret voice told him that he would see her there to-day.
Varvara
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From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He got up hastily; some secret voice told him that he would see her there to-day.
wakeverbUS /weɪk/
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following day was Sunday.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sound of bells ringing for early mass did not wake Lavretsky--he had not closed his eyes all night--but it reminded him of another Sunday, when at Lisa’s desire he had gone to church.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went noiselessly out of the house, leaving a message for Varvara Pavlovna that he would be back to dinner, and with long strides he made his way in the direction in which the monotonously mournful bells were calling him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He got up hastily; some secret voice told him that he would see her there to-day.
