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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 She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
away
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From this reading She went away from the door, walked over to the oven corner, and got the supper ready.
became
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From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
bowl
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From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
bread
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From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
corner
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From this reading She went away from the door, walked over to the oven corner, and got the supper ready.
door
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From this reading She went away from the door, walked over to the oven corner, and got the supper ready.
down
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From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
filled
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From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She went away from the door, walked over to the oven corner, and got the supper ready.
glanced
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From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
God
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From this reading "Matréna, have you no God?"
got
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From this reading She went away from the door, walked over to the oven corner, and got the supper ready.
handed
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From this reading She handed them a knife and spoons.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Matréna, have you no God?"
heard
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From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
heart
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From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
knife
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From this reading She handed them a knife and spoons.
kvas
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From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
last
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From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
Matréna
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From this reading "Matréna, have you no God?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Matréna, have you no God?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
oven
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From this reading She went away from the door, walked over to the oven corner, and got the supper ready.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She went away from the door, walked over to the oven corner, and got the supper ready.
placed
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From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
put
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From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
ready
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From this reading She went away from the door, walked over to the oven corner, and got the supper ready.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
slice
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From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
softened
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From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
spoons
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From this reading She handed them a knife and spoons.
stranger
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From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
suddenly
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From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
supper
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From this reading She went away from the door, walked over to the oven corner, and got the supper ready.
table
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From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She handed them a knife and spoons.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went away from the door, walked over to the oven corner, and got the supper ready.
walked
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From this reading She went away from the door, walked over to the oven corner, and got the supper ready.
went
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From this reading She went away from the door, walked over to the oven corner, and got the supper ready.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She placed a bowl on the table, filled it with kvas, and put down the last slice of bread.
words
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From this reading When Matréna heard these words, she glanced at the stranger, and suddenly her heart became softened.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Matréna, have you no God?"
