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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He meant to arrange about the land there in the way he had done in Kousminski.
all
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From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
arrange
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From this reading He meant to arrange about the land there in the way he had done in Kousminski.
ASSOCIATIONS
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From this reading OLD ASSOCIATIONS.
aunts
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From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
baby
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From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
bore
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From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
buildings
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From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
decay
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From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
died
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From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
dilapidation
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From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He meant to arrange about the land there in the way he had done in Kousminski.
drove
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From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
early
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From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
especially
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From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
estate
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From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
find
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From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
got
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From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
house
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From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
how
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From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He meant to arrange about the land there in the way he had done in Kousminski.
inherited
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From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
Katusha
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From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
Kousminski
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From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
land
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From this reading He meant to arrange about the land there in the way he had done in Kousminski.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
meant
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From this reading He meant to arrange about the land there in the way he had done in Kousminski.
met
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From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
Nekhludoff
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From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
OLD
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From this reading OLD ASSOCIATIONS.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
out
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From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
Panovo
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From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
there
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From this reading He meant to arrange about the land there in the way he had done in Kousminski.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
up
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From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He got to Panovo early one morning, and the first thing that struck him when he drove up was the look of decay and dilapidation that all the buildings bore, especially the house itself.
way
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From this reading He meant to arrange about the land there in the way he had done in Kousminski.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading From Kousminski Nekhludoff went to the estate he had inherited from his aunts, the same where he first met Katusha.
wished
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From this reading Besides this, he wished to find out all he could about Katusha and her baby, and when and how it had died.
