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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 The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
companions
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
conditions
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There now, and I cried when I was sentenced,” she said.
criminal
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
day
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
day's
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
days
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
depraved
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
dreamed
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
effeminate
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
expressed
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From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
fellowship
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
fifteen
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
full
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
going
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From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
hard
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There now, and I cried when I was sentenced,” she said.
imagined
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From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
imprisonment
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
interests
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
Katusha
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
led
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
luxurious
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
marching
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
MARY
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From this reading MARY PAVLOVNA.
met
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From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
miles
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
months
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
new
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
now
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From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
only
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From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
opened
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
out
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
PAVLOVNA
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From this reading MARY PAVLOVNA.
People
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From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
physically
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
placed
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
political
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
prisoners
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
said
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From this reading “There now, and I cried when I was sentenced,” she said.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
sentenced
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From this reading “There now, and I cried when I was sentenced,” she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
six
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
spite
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
strengthened
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
There
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From this reading “There now, and I cried when I was sentenced,” she said.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
town
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
twenty
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From this reading The fifteen to twenty miles they did per day, with one day’s rest after two days’ marching, strengthened her physically, and the fellowship with her new companions opened out to her a life full of interests such as she had never dreamed of.
two
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
very
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “There now, and I cried when I was sentenced,” she said.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading People so wonderful (as she expressed it) as those whom she was now going with she had not only never met but could not even have imagined.
years
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From this reading In spite of the hard conditions in which they were placed, life among the political prisoners seemed very good to Katusha after the depraved, luxurious and effeminate life she had led in town for the last six years, and after two months’ imprisonment with criminal prisoners.
