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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 After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
akin
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From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Her heart throbbed violently, and her thoughts would not rest on anything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And she was continually picturing them to herself, at one moment each separately, and then both together.
battle
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From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
continually
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From this reading And she was continually picturing them to herself, at one moment each separately, and then both together.
dinner
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From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
dwelt
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From this reading When she mused on the past, she dwelt with pleasure, with tenderness, on the memories of her relations with Levin.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And she was continually picturing them to herself, at one moment each separately, and then both together.
evening
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From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
felt
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From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
heart
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From this reading Her heart throbbed violently, and her thoughts would not rest on anything.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her heart throbbed violently, and her thoughts would not rest on anything.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And she was continually picturing them to herself, at one moment each separately, and then both together.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
Kitty
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From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
Levin
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From this reading When she mused on the past, she dwelt with pleasure, with tenderness, on the memories of her relations with Levin.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
man
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From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
meet
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From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading When she mused on the past, she dwelt with pleasure, with tenderness, on the memories of her relations with Levin.
moment
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From this reading And she was continually picturing them to herself, at one moment each separately, and then both together.
mused
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From this reading When she mused on the past, she dwelt with pleasure, with tenderness, on the memories of her relations with Levin.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her heart throbbed violently, and her thoughts would not rest on anything.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her heart throbbed violently, and her thoughts would not rest on anything.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And she was continually picturing them to herself, at one moment each separately, and then both together.
past
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From this reading When she mused on the past, she dwelt with pleasure, with tenderness, on the memories of her relations with Levin.
picturing
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From this reading And she was continually picturing them to herself, at one moment each separately, and then both together.
pleasure
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From this reading When she mused on the past, she dwelt with pleasure, with tenderness, on the memories of her relations with Levin.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
relations
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From this reading When she mused on the past, she dwelt with pleasure, with tenderness, on the memories of her relations with Levin.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her heart throbbed violently, and her thoughts would not rest on anything.
sensation
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From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
separately
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From this reading And she was continually picturing them to herself, at one moment each separately, and then both together.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
tenderness
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From this reading When she mused on the past, she dwelt with pleasure, with tenderness, on the memories of her relations with Levin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And she was continually picturing them to herself, at one moment each separately, and then both together.
then
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From this reading And she was continually picturing them to herself, at one moment each separately, and then both together.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
thoughts
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From this reading Her heart throbbed violently, and her thoughts would not rest on anything.
throbbed
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From this reading Her heart throbbed violently, and her thoughts would not rest on anything.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
together
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From this reading And she was continually picturing them to herself, at one moment each separately, and then both together.
turning
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From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
violently
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From this reading Her heart throbbed violently, and her thoughts would not rest on anything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she mused on the past, she dwelt with pleasure, with tenderness, on the memories of her relations with Levin.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her heart throbbed violently, and her thoughts would not rest on anything.
young
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From this reading After dinner, and till the beginning of the evening, Kitty was feeling a sensation akin to the sensation of a young man before a battle.
