adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
Andreevich
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From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
askingnounUS /ˈæskɪŋ/
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading The youthful landowner was asking ten thousand rubles for the grove simply because Vasili Andreevich was offering seven thousand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
Aylmer
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From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
bargainingnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡɪnɪŋ/
the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The youthful landowner was asking ten thousand rubles for the grove simply because Vasili Andreevich was offering seven thousand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
Brekhunov
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From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
buyersnounUS /ˈbaɪərz/
plural of “buyer” — a person who buys
From this reading He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
driveverbUS /draɪv/
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
eldernounUS /ˈeldər/
a person who is older than you are
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
entertainverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪn/
provide entertainment for
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
feteverbUS /feɪt/
have a celebration
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
forestallverbUS /fɔːrˈstɔːl/
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
GuildnounUS /ɡɪld/
a formal association of people with similar interests
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
hurrynounUS /ˈhɜːri/
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
innkeepernounUS /ˈɪnkiːpər/
the owner or manager of an inn
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
landownernounUS /ˈlændoʊnər/
a holder or proprietor of land
From this reading The youthful landowner was asking ten thousand rubles for the grove simply because Vasili Andreevich was offering seven thousand.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase.
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 But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
Louise
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From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase.
Maude
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From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase.
neighbouringverbUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
Nicholas'snounUS /ˈnɪkələsɪz/
possessive form of “nicholas” — a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century)
From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading The youthful landowner was asking ten thousand rubles for the grove simply because Vasili Andreevich was offering seven thousand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
prepareverbUS /priˈper/
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
profitableadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːfətəbəl/
yielding material gain or profit
From this reading He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase.
proprietornounUS /prəˈpraɪətər/
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
purchasenounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/
the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
rublesnounUS /ˈruːbəlz/
plural of “ruble” — the basic unit of money in Tajikistan
From this reading The youthful landowner was asking ten thousand rubles for the grove simply because Vasili Andreevich was offering seven thousand.
SecondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The youthful landowner was asking ten thousand rubles for the grove simply because Vasili Andreevich was offering seven thousand.
seventiesnounUS /ˈsevəntiz/
the decade from 1970 to 1979
From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading The youthful landowner was asking ten thousand rubles for the grove simply because Vasili Andreevich was offering seven thousand.
St
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From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The youthful landowner was asking ten thousand rubles for the grove simply because Vasili Andreevich was offering seven thousand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The youthful landowner was asking ten thousand rubles for the grove simply because Vasili Andreevich was offering seven thousand.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase.
TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
Vasili
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From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighbouring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude It happened in the ‘seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas’s Day.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading The youthful landowner was asking ten thousand rubles for the grove simply because Vasili Andreevich was offering seven thousand.
