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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 So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
all
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From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
any
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From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
attempts
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From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
badly
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From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
Balatkas
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From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
better
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From this reading "Souchey, you had better go.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
days
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From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
expended
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From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
expenses
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From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
far
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From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
go
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From this reading "Souchey, you had better go.
going
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From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
house
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From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
household
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From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
husband
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From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
husbanded
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From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
indeed
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From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
jeweller
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From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
kreutzers
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From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
lover
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From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
made
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From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
marriage
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From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
meeting
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From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
money
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From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
new
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From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
Nina
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From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
old
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From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
only
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From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
reduce
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From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
relieve
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From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
resource
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From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
said
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From this reading You had indeed," said Nina.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
some
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From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
Souchey
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From this reading "Souchey, you had better go.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
things
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From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
very
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From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The money that had come from the jeweller was not indeed all expended, but Nina looked upon it as her last resource, till marriage should come to relieve her; and the time of her marriage seemed to be as far from her as ever.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Again some days passed by without any meeting between Nina and her lover, and things were going very badly with the Balatkas in the old house.
woman
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From this reading So the kreutzers were husbanded as only a woman can husband them, and new attempts were made to reduce the little expenses of the little household.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Souchey, you had better go.
