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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 mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
ACQUAINTANCE
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From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
All
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From this reading All the walls were spotted from them, and had lost their original color.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In Barania-Glova, in the chancery of the village-mayor, it was as calm as in time of sowing poppy-seed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
attention
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
Barania-Glova
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From this reading In Barania-Glova, in the chancery of the village-mayor, it was as calm as in time of sowing poppy-seed.
BEGIN
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From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
Burak
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
calm
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From this reading In Barania-Glova, in the chancery of the village-mayor, it was as calm as in time of sowing poppy-seed.
chancery
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From this reading In Barania-Glova, in the chancery of the village-mayor, it was as calm as in time of sowing poppy-seed.
color
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From this reading All the walls were spotted from them, and had lost their original color.
Commune
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
cowhouse
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From this reading There were as many flies in the chancery as in a cowhouse.
defending
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
flies
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
FOLLOW
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From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
Frantsishek
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
full
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the walls were spotted from them, and had lost their original color.
HEROES
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From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
HOPE
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From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In Barania-Glova, in the chancery of the village-mayor, it was as calm as in time of sowing poppy-seed.
longer
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
lost
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From this reading All the walls were spotted from them, and had lost their original color.
MAKEnounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
many
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From this reading There were as many flies in the chancery as in a cowhouse.
mayor
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
original
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From this reading All the walls were spotted from them, and had lost their original color.
Pan
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
paper
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
peasant
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
poppy-seed
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From this reading In Barania-Glova, in the chancery of the village-mayor, it was as calm as in time of sowing poppy-seed.
scribbling
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
secretary
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
sitting
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
sowing
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From this reading In Barania-Glova, in the chancery of the village-mayor, it was as calm as in time of sowing poppy-seed.
spotted
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From this reading All the walls were spotted from them, and had lost their original color.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
strained
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
table
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the walls were spotted from them, and had lost their original color.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All the walls were spotted from them, and had lost their original color.
There
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From this reading There were as many flies in the chancery as in a cowhouse.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Barania-Glova, in the chancery of the village-mayor, it was as calm as in time of sowing poppy-seed.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
village-mayor
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From this reading In Barania-Glova, in the chancery of the village-mayor, it was as calm as in time of sowing poppy-seed.
walls
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From this reading All the walls were spotted from them, and had lost their original color.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Barania-Glova, in the chancery of the village-mayor, it was as calm as in time of sowing poppy-seed.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were as many flies in the chancery as in a cowhouse.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF THE HEROES, AND BEGIN TO HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL FOLLOW.
window
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
young
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
Zolzik
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From this reading The mayor, a peasant no longer young, whose name was Frantsishek Burak, was sitting at the table, and scribbling something on paper with strained attention; the secretary of the Commune, Pan Zolzik, young and full of hope, was standing at the window defending himself from flies.
