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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 Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
akin
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From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
also
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From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
avoid
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
away
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
back
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
companionship
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From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
corporal
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
Cossack
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From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
dark
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
emotion
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From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
felt
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From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
forest
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
give
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
glad
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From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
going
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
happy
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From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
head
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
homewards
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From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
involuntarily
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From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
leave
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
love
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From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
loves
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From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
Lukáshka
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
made
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From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
Maryánka
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From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
men
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From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
new
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From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
Olénin
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
overcame
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From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
pleasant-looking
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From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
please
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
pleasure
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From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
powerful
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From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
rode
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
see
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From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
sociable
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From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
tenderness
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From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
together
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From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
too
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From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
two
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From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
united
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From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
very
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From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
village
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
walked
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From this reading “He loves Maryánka,” thought Olénin, “and I could love her,” and a new and powerful emotion of tenderness overcame him as they walked homewards together through the dark forest.
wanted
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From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Olénin thought that Lukáshka wanted to see Maryánka and he was also glad of the companionship of such a pleasant-looking and sociable Cossack.
well
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From this reading The Captain and the head of the village rode away, and Olénin, to please Lukáshka as well as to avoid going back alone through the dark forest, asked the corporal to give Lukáshka leave, and the corporal did so.
young
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From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
