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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
advice
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From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The professor was carrying on a hot crusade against materialists.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
arisen
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From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
arriving
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From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
article
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From this reading Sergey Koznishev had been following this crusade with interest, and after reading the professor’s last article, he had written him a letter stating his objections.
ask
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From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sergey Koznishev had been following this crusade with interest, and after reading the professor’s last article, he had written him a letter stating his objections.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
brother
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From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
brother's
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From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
carrying
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From this reading The professor was carrying on a hot crusade against materialists.
changing
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From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
clear
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From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
clothes
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From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
crusade
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From this reading The professor was carrying on a hot crusade against materialists.
difference
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From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
down
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From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
elder
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From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
expressly
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From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
following
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From this reading Sergey Koznishev had been following this crusade with interest, and after reading the professor’s last article, he had written him a letter stating his objections.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
half-brother
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From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
Harkov
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From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
hot
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From this reading The professor was carrying on a hot crusade against materialists.
house
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From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
important
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From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
intending
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From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
interest
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From this reading Sergey Koznishev had been following this crusade with interest, and after reading the professor’s last article, he had written him a letter stating his objections.
Koznishev
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From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sergey Koznishev had been following this crusade with interest, and after reading the professor’s last article, he had written him a letter stating his objections.
letter
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From this reading Sergey Koznishev had been following this crusade with interest, and after reading the professor’s last article, he had written him a letter stating his objections.
Levin
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From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
materialists
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From this reading The professor was carrying on a hot crusade against materialists.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
Moscow
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From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
object
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From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
objections
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From this reading Sergey Koznishev had been following this crusade with interest, and after reading the professor’s last article, he had written him a letter stating his objections.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
once
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From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
philosophical
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From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
professor
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From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
professor's
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From this reading Sergey Koznishev had been following this crusade with interest, and after reading the professor’s last article, he had written him a letter stating his objections.
put
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From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
reading
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From this reading Sergey Koznishev had been following this crusade with interest, and after reading the professor’s last article, he had written him a letter stating his objections.
Sergey
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From this reading Sergey Koznishev had been following this crusade with interest, and after reading the professor’s last article, he had written him a letter stating his objections.
stating
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From this reading Sergey Koznishev had been following this crusade with interest, and after reading the professor’s last article, he had written him a letter stating his objections.
study
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From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
talk
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From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
there
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From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sergey Koznishev had been following this crusade with interest, and after reading the professor’s last article, he had written him a letter stating his objections.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
train
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From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
up
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From this reading On arriving in Moscow by a morning train, Levin had put up at the house of his elder half-brother, Koznishev.
very
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From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
visit
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From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
well-known
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From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After changing his clothes he went down to his brother’s study, intending to talk to him at once about the object of his visit, and to ask his advice; but his brother was not alone.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question.
written
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From this reading Sergey Koznishev had been following this crusade with interest, and after reading the professor’s last article, he had written him a letter stating his objections.
