Chapter VI
EVERY ROAD LEADS TO ST. PETERSBURG--BUT WHITHER DOES ST. PETERSBURG LEAD? And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop. Truly he was a great potentate!
Tales From Jókai
Chapter VI
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EVERY
ROAD
LEADS
TO
ST.
PETERSBURG--BUT
WHITHER
DOES
ST.
PETERSBURG
LEAD?
And
now
it
suddenly
dawned
upon
Heinrich
why
Tatiana's
papa,
Nicholas
Eskimov,
was
placed
next
to
the
Bishop.
Truly
he
was
a
great
potentate!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
EVERY
ROAD
LEADS
TO
ST.
Line 2
PETERSBURG--BUT
WHITHER
DOES
ST.
Line 3
PETERSBURG
LEAD?
Line 4
And
now
it
suddenly
dawned
upon
Heinrich
why
Tatiana's
papa,
Nicholas
Eskimov,
was
placed
next
to
the
Bishop.
Line 5
Truly
he
was
a
great
potentate!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
EVERY
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “EVERY ROAD LEADS TO ST.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Truly he was a great potentate!”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.”
WHITHER
adverb
US /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “PETERSBURG--BUT WHITHER DOES ST.”
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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 Truly he was a great potentate!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
Bishop
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From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PETERSBURG--BUT WHITHER DOES ST.
dawned
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From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
DOESauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PETERSBURG--BUT WHITHER DOES ST.
Eskimov
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From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
EVERYdeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading EVERY ROAD LEADS TO ST.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Truly he was a great potentate!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Truly he was a great potentate!
Heinrich
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From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
LEAD
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From this reading PETERSBURG LEAD?
LEADS
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From this reading EVERY ROAD LEADS TO ST.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
Nicholas
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From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
now
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From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
papa
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From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
PETERSBURG
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From this reading PETERSBURG--BUT WHITHER DOES ST.
placed
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From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
potentate
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From this reading Truly he was a great potentate!
ROAD
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From this reading EVERY ROAD LEADS TO ST.
ST
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From this reading EVERY ROAD LEADS TO ST.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
Tatiana's
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From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EVERY ROAD LEADS TO ST.
Truly
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From this reading Truly he was a great potentate!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.
WHITHERadverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading PETERSBURG--BUT WHITHER DOES ST.
why
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From this reading And now it suddenly dawned upon Heinrich why Tatiana's papa, Nicholas Eskimov, was placed next to the Bishop.