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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 The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
abroad
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
all
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
Anna
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From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
awful
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From this reading On one side that memory was too awful to be thought of.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On one side that memory was too awful to be thought of.
breakdown
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
delirious
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
departure
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The thought of her husband’s unhappiness did not poison her happiness.
divorce
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
emancipation
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From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
felt
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From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
full
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From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
given
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From this reading On the other side her husband’s unhappiness had given her too much happiness to be regretted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the other side her husband’s unhappiness had given her too much happiness to be regretted.
happened
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
happiness
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From this reading The thought of her husband’s unhappiness did not poison her happiness.
happy
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From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
health
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From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
house
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
husband
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
husband's
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From this reading The thought of her husband’s unhappiness did not poison her happiness.
illness
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
joy
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From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
like
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading On one side that memory was too awful to be thought of.
much
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From this reading On the other side her husband’s unhappiness had given her too much happiness to be regretted.
news
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The thought of her husband’s unhappiness did not poison her happiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one side that memory was too awful to be thought of.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one side that memory was too awful to be thought of.
other
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From this reading On the other side her husband’s unhappiness had given her too much happiness to be regretted.
parting
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
period
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From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
poison
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From this reading The thought of her husband’s unhappiness did not poison her happiness.
preparations
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
rapid
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From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
reconciliation
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
regretted
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From this reading On the other side her husband’s unhappiness had given her too much happiness to be regretted.
return
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From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
side
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From this reading On one side that memory was too awful to be thought of.
son
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of her husband’s unhappiness did not poison her happiness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
too
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From this reading On one side that memory was too awful to be thought of.
unhappiness
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From this reading The thought of her husband’s unhappiness did not poison her happiness.
unpardonably
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From this reading Anna, in that first period of her emancipation and rapid return to health, felt herself unpardonably happy and full of the joy of life.
up
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
visit
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
Vronsky
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
Vronsky's
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
waked
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On one side that memory was too awful to be thought of.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
wound
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From this reading The memory of all that had happened after her illness: her reconciliation with her husband, its breakdown, the news of Vronsky’s wound, his visit, the preparations for divorce, the departure from her husband’s house, the parting from her son—all that seemed to her like a delirious dream, from which she had waked up alone with Vronsky abroad.
