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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 Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
address
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From this reading “I, I--I wished to see--” Nekhludoff did not know how to address her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
back
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
bringing
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From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, concluding from his clothing he was a rich man, she smiled.
came
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
chest
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
clothing
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From this reading But, concluding from his clothing he was a rich man, she smiled.
concluding
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From this reading But, concluding from his clothing he was a rich man, she smiled.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I, I--I wished to see--” Nekhludoff did not know how to address her.
expanded
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
expression
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
eyes
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From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
face
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From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But, concluding from his clothing he was a rich man, she smiled.
gazed
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
head
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But, concluding from his clothing he was a rich man, she smiled.
how
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From this reading “I, I--I wished to see--” Nekhludoff did not know how to address her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I, I--I wished to see--” Nekhludoff did not know how to address her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
knew
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I, I--I wished to see--” Nekhludoff did not know how to address her.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
man
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From this reading But, concluding from his clothing he was a rich man, she smiled.
MASLOVA
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From this reading NEKHLUDOFF VISITS MASLOVA.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
nearer
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From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
NEKHLUDOFF
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From this reading NEKHLUDOFF VISITS MASLOVA.
net
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I, I--I wished to see--” Nekhludoff did not know how to address her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
prisoners
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
pushed
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
questioning
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
readiness
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
rich
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From this reading But, concluding from his clothing he was a rich man, she smiled.
round
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
see
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From this reading “I, I--I wished to see--” Nekhludoff did not know how to address her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, concluding from his clothing he was a rich man, she smiled.
slightly
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From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
smiled
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From this reading But, concluding from his clothing he was a rich man, she smiled.
smiling
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From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
squinting
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From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
thrown
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
two
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
up
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
VISITS
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From this reading NEKHLUDOFF VISITS MASLOVA.
want
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From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, concluding from his clothing he was a rich man, she smiled.
well
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From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
wished
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From this reading “I, I--I wished to see--” Nekhludoff did not know how to address her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maslova looked round, and with head thrown back and expanded chest, came up to the net with that expression of readiness which he well knew, pushed in between two prisoners, and gazed at Nekhludoff with a surprised and questioning look.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is it me you want?” she asked, bringing her smiling face, with the slightly squinting eyes, nearer the net.
