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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 REFLECTIONS OF A LANDLORD.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
all
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From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
arms
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From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
babies
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From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
baby
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From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
bloodless
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From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
boys
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From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
cap
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From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
continually
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From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
crooked
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From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
doors
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From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
face
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From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
few
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From this reading A few newcomers were standing with them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
head
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From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
held
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From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
infant
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From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
kept
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From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
LANDLORD
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From this reading REFLECTIONS OF A LANDLORD.
lightly
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From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
moving
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From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
Nekhludoff
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From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
newcomers
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From this reading A few newcomers were standing with them.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REFLECTIONS OF A LANDLORD.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
out
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From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
patchwork
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From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
pink
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From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
REFLECTIONS
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From this reading REFLECTIONS OF A LANDLORD.
several
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From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
smiling
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From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few newcomers were standing with them.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
street
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From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
striking
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From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A few newcomers were standing with them.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
thumbs
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From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
waiting
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From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
white
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From this reading Again striking his head against both doors, Nekhludoff went out into the street, where the pink and the white boys were waiting for him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few newcomers were standing with them.
wizened
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From this reading She held lightly in her arms the bloodless infant, who kept strangely smiling all over its wizened little face, and continually moving its crooked thumbs.
woman
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From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
women
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From this reading Among the women, of whom several had babies in their arms, was the thin woman with the baby who had the patchwork cap on its head.
