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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 a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
Alexandrovitch
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From this reading Stepan Arkadyevitch asked the hall-porter, as he glanced at the familiar overcoat of Alexey Alexandrovitch and a queer, rather artless-looking overcoat with clasps.
Alexey
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From this reading Stepan Arkadyevitch asked the hall-porter, as he glanced at the familiar overcoat of Alexey Alexandrovitch and a queer, rather artless-looking overcoat with clasps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Alexey Alexandrovitch Karenin and Count Bezzubov,” the porter answered severely.
appointed
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
Arkadyevitch
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
artless-looking
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From this reading Stepan Arkadyevitch asked the hall-porter, as he glanced at the familiar overcoat of Alexey Alexandrovitch and a queer, rather artless-looking overcoat with clasps.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stepan Arkadyevitch asked the hall-porter, as he glanced at the familiar overcoat of Alexey Alexandrovitch and a queer, rather artless-looking overcoat with clasps.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stepan Arkadyevitch asked the hall-porter, as he glanced at the familiar overcoat of Alexey Alexandrovitch and a queer, rather artless-looking overcoat with clasps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
Bartnyansky's
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
Bezzubov
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From this reading “Alexey Alexandrovitch Karenin and Count Bezzubov,” the porter answered severely.
capital
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
clasps
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From this reading Stepan Arkadyevitch asked the hall-porter, as he glanced at the familiar overcoat of Alexey Alexandrovitch and a queer, rather artless-looking overcoat with clasps.
cognac
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
Count
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From this reading “Alexey Alexandrovitch Karenin and Count Bezzubov,” the porter answered severely.
Countess
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
deal
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
dinner
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
drunk
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
else
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From this reading “Who else is with the countess?—a Frenchman?”
familiar
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From this reading Stepan Arkadyevitch asked the hall-porter, as he glanced at the familiar overcoat of Alexey Alexandrovitch and a queer, rather artless-looking overcoat with clasps.
Frenchman
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From this reading “Who else is with the countess?—a Frenchman?”
glanced
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From this reading Stepan Arkadyevitch asked the hall-porter, as he glanced at the familiar overcoat of Alexey Alexandrovitch and a queer, rather artless-looking overcoat with clasps.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
guessed
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From this reading “Princess Myakaya guessed right,” thought Stepan Arkadyevitch, as he went upstairs.
hall-porter
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From this reading Stepan Arkadyevitch asked the hall-porter, as he glanced at the familiar overcoat of Alexey Alexandrovitch and a queer, rather artless-looking overcoat with clasps.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stepan Arkadyevitch asked the hall-porter, as he glanced at the familiar overcoat of Alexey Alexandrovitch and a queer, rather artless-looking overcoat with clasps.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who else is with the countess?—a Frenchman?”
Ivanovna's
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
Karenin
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From this reading “Alexey Alexandrovitch Karenin and Count Bezzubov,” the porter answered severely.
later
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
Lidia
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
Myakaya
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From this reading “Princess Myakaya guessed right,” thought Stepan Arkadyevitch, as he went upstairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
only
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
overcoat
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From this reading Stepan Arkadyevitch asked the hall-porter, as he glanced at the familiar overcoat of Alexey Alexandrovitch and a queer, rather artless-looking overcoat with clasps.
porter
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From this reading “Alexey Alexandrovitch Karenin and Count Bezzubov,” the porter answered severely.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “Princess Myakaya guessed right,” thought Stepan Arkadyevitch, as he went upstairs.
queer
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From this reading Stepan Arkadyevitch asked the hall-porter, as he glanced at the familiar overcoat of Alexey Alexandrovitch and a queer, rather artless-looking overcoat with clasps.
rather
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From this reading Stepan Arkadyevitch asked the hall-porter, as he glanced at the familiar overcoat of Alexey Alexandrovitch and a queer, rather artless-looking overcoat with clasps.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Princess Myakaya guessed right,” thought Stepan Arkadyevitch, as he went upstairs.
severely
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From this reading “Alexey Alexandrovitch Karenin and Count Bezzubov,” the porter answered severely.
Stepan
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From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Princess Myakaya guessed right,” thought Stepan Arkadyevitch, as he went upstairs.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
upstairs
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From this reading “Princess Myakaya guessed right,” thought Stepan Arkadyevitch, as he went upstairs.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a capital dinner and a great deal of cognac drunk at Bartnyansky’s, Stepan Arkadyevitch, only a little later than the appointed time, went in to Countess Lidia Ivanovna’s.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who else is with the countess?—a Frenchman?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Who else is with the countess?—a Frenchman?”
