adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
Andreevna
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From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
Grisha
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From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I love you, and offer you my hand.”
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
Ivanovitch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
KneelingnounUS /ˈniːlɪŋ/
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
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 I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I love you, and offer you my hand.”
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
Masha
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
mushroomsnounUS /ˈmʌʃruːmz/
plural of “mushroom” — common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
offerverbUS /ˈɔːfər/
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I love you, and offer you my hand.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
pacesnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪz/
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
Sergey
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From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/
that is looked for
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
Varvara
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From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Sergey Ivanovitch was saying this to himself while he was ten paces from Varvara.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kneeling down, with her hands over the mushrooms to guard them from Grisha, she was calling little Masha.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have lived through a long life, and now for the first time I have met what I sought—in you.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Varvara Andreevna, when I was very young, I set before myself the ideal of the woman I loved and should be happy to call my wife.
