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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 is a war in Japan now,” he was saying.
again
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From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
all
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From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then the bishop heard his mother’s voice say:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The Japanese belong to the same race as the Montenegrins.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They fell under the Turkish yoke at the same time.”
belong
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From this reading “The Japanese belong to the same race as the Montenegrins.
bishop
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Father
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From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
fell
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From this reading They fell under the Turkish yoke at the same time.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There is a war in Japan now,” he was saying.
heard
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From this reading And then the bishop heard his mother’s voice say:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then the bishop heard his mother’s voice say:
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There is a war in Japan now,” he was saying.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is a war in Japan now,” he was saying.
Japan
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From this reading “There is a war in Japan now,” he was saying.
Japanese
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From this reading “The Japanese belong to the same race as the Montenegrins.
kept
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From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
knew
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From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
life
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From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
Montenegrins
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From this reading “The Japanese belong to the same race as the Montenegrins.
mother's
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From this reading And then the bishop heard his mother’s voice say:
now
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From this reading “There is a war in Japan now,” he was saying.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
prayers
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From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
race
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From this reading “The Japanese belong to the same race as the Montenegrins.
said
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From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading “The Japanese belong to the same race as the Montenegrins.
say
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saying
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From this reading “There is a war in Japan now,” he was saying.
see
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From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
tea
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From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
tea-drinking
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From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Japanese belong to the same race as the Montenegrins.
then
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From this reading And then the bishop heard his mother’s voice say:
There
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From this reading “There is a war in Japan now,” he was saying.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They fell under the Turkish yoke at the same time.”
time
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From this reading They fell under the Turkish yoke at the same time.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The Japanese belong to the same race as the Montenegrins.
Turkish
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From this reading They fell under the Turkish yoke at the same time.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They fell under the Turkish yoke at the same time.”
voice
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From this reading And then the bishop heard his mother’s voice say:
war
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From this reading “There is a war in Japan now,” he was saying.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is a war in Japan now,” he was saying.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
went
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From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
Yegor
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From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
yoke
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From this reading They fell under the Turkish yoke at the same time.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And so, you see, when we had said our prayers, and had our tea, we went to Father Yegor——” She kept saying over and over again that they “had tea,” as if all she knew of life was tea-drinking.
