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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 There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After considering where to go first, so as not to have to retrace his steps, Nekhludoff set off for the Senate.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UP-TO-DATE SENATOR.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
apartment
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From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After considering where to go first, so as not to have to retrace his steps, Nekhludoff set off for the Senate.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
caused
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From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
clean
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From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
considering
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From this reading After considering where to go first, so as not to have to retrace his steps, Nekhludoff set off for the Senate.
curry
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From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
discord
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From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
doubts
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From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
drawn
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From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
esteem
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From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
favour
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From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After considering where to go first, so as not to have to retrace his steps, Nekhludoff set off for the Senate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After considering where to go first, so as not to have to retrace his steps, Nekhludoff set off for the Senate.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
go
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From this reading After considering where to go first, so as not to have to retrace his steps, Nekhludoff set off for the Senate.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
hardly
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From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
head
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From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
magnificent
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From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
many
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From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
Mariette
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From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
midst
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From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
necessity
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From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
Nekhludoff
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From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
off
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From this reading After considering where to go first, so as not to have to retrace his steps, Nekhludoff set off for the Senate.
office
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From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
officials
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From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
people
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From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
polite
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From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
remembered
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From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
retrace
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From this reading After considering where to go first, so as not to have to retrace his steps, Nekhludoff set off for the Senate.
round
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From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
Senate
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From this reading After considering where to go first, so as not to have to retrace his steps, Nekhludoff set off for the Senate.
SENATOR
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From this reading AN UP-TO-DATE SENATOR.
set
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From this reading After considering where to go first, so as not to have to retrace his steps, Nekhludoff set off for the Senate.
shook
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From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
shown
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From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
smiles
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From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After considering where to go first, so as not to have to retrace his steps, Nekhludoff set off for the Senate.
steps
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From this reading After considering where to go first, so as not to have to retrace his steps, Nekhludoff set off for the Senate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
There
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From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
turn
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From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
UP-TO-DATE
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From this reading AN UP-TO-DATE SENATOR.
very
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From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There he was shown into the office where he found a great many very polite and very clean officials in the midst of a magnificent apartment.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Nekhludoff remembered the smiles that had passed between him and Mariette, he shook his head.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After considering where to go first, so as not to have to retrace his steps, Nekhludoff set off for the Senate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have hardly time to turn round before you are again drawn into this life,” he thought, feeling that discord and those doubts which the necessity to curry favour from people he did not esteem caused.
