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From this reading ----- [10] Polish for "gentlewoman."--Translator.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
accordance
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From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
affably
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
all
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From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
almost
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From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
Anton
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
Apraxyeya
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
arrived
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From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
came
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
condescension
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From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
custom
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
days
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From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
deed
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From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
Dmitrievna
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From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
enervated
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ----- [10] Polish for "gentlewoman."--Translator.
garden
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From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
gentlewoman
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From this reading ----- [10] Polish for "gentlewoman."--Translator.
girls
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From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
give
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
hand
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
house-serfs
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
immediately
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From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
kiss
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
languidly
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From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
later
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From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
Lavretzky
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From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
light
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From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
Marya
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From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
nose
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
out
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From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
people
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From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
Polish
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From this reading ----- [10] Polish for "gentlewoman."--Translator.
praised
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From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
promise
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From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
ran
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From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
regarded
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From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
rooms
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From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
smiled
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
some
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
tea
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
token
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From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
Translator
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From this reading ----- [10] Polish for "gentlewoman."--Translator.
traversed
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From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
Two
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From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
Vasilievskoe
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From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
visit
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From this reading Her visit to Lavretzky she regarded as a token of great condescension, almost in the light of a good deed.
voice
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From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She smiled affably when Anton and Apraxyeya, after the ancient custom of house-serfs, came to kiss her hand,--and in an enervated voice, through her nose, she asked them to give her some tea.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The little girls immediately ran out into the garden, while Marya Dmitrievna languidly traversed the rooms, and languidly praised everything.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
XXVI
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From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
young
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From this reading XXVI Two days later, Marya Dmitrievna arrived with all her young people at Vasilievskoe, in accordance with her promise.
