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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 journey back to Petersburg passed in a numb, hopeless dream for Tamara.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
anxious
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From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
arrange
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From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
Astrakhan
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
back
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From this reading The journey back to Petersburg passed in a numb, hopeless dream for Tamara.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
bear-hunt
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From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
best
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From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
bidden
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From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That would be the Tuesday, and Tamara was to leave on Wednesday evening by the Nord Express.
cap
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
capital
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From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
caused
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From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
collar
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
days
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From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
drawn
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From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The journey back to Petersburg passed in a numb, hopeless dream for Tamara.
evening
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From this reading That would be the Tuesday, and Tamara was to leave on Wednesday evening by the Nord Express.
ExpressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading That would be the Tuesday, and Tamara was to leave on Wednesday evening by the Nord Express.
eyes
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
face
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From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
farewell
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
feel
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From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The journey back to Petersburg passed in a numb, hopeless dream for Tamara.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
fur
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
gay
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From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
godmother
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From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
going
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From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
goodbye
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From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
gray
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
Gritzko
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From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
hand
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
high
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
hopeless
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From this reading The journey back to Petersburg passed in a numb, hopeless dream for Tamara.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The journey back to Petersburg passed in a numb, hopeless dream for Tamara.
Jack's
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From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The journey back to Petersburg passed in a numb, hopeless dream for Tamara.
kissed
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
leave
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From this reading That would be the Tuesday, and Tamara was to leave on Wednesday evening by the Nord Express.
light
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
Milasláv
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From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
more
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From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
natural
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From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
Nord
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From this reading That would be the Tuesday, and Tamara was to leave on Wednesday evening by the Nord Express.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
numb
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From this reading The journey back to Petersburg passed in a numb, hopeless dream for Tamara.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That would be the Tuesday, and Tamara was to leave on Wednesday evening by the Nord Express.
overcoat
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The journey back to Petersburg passed in a numb, hopeless dream for Tamara.
peered
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
Petersburg
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From this reading The journey back to Petersburg passed in a numb, hopeless dream for Tamara.
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
respectful
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
reverence
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
said
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
saw
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
Tamara
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From this reading The journey back to Petersburg passed in a numb, hopeless dream for Tamara.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That would be the Tuesday, and Tamara was to leave on Wednesday evening by the Nord Express.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The journey back to Petersburg passed in a numb, hopeless dream for Tamara.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
there
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From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The journey back to Petersburg passed in a numb, hopeless dream for Tamara.
train
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From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
Tuesday
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From this reading That would be the Tuesday, and Tamara was to leave on Wednesday evening by the Nord Express.
two
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From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
Wednesday
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From this reading That would be the Tuesday, and Tamara was to leave on Wednesday evening by the Nord Express.
white
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From this reading She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had kissed her hand with respectful reverence as he said farewell, and the last she saw of him was standing there in his gray overcoat and high fur collar, a light in his eyes as they peered from beneath his Astrakhan cap.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train--he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt--and would not be in the capital for two more days.
