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.
akinadjectiveUS /əˈkɪn/
similar in quality or character
From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
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.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
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.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
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.
avoidverbUS /əˈvɔɪd/
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone 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.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
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.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
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 /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
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.
companionshipnounUS /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/
the state of being with someone
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.
corporalnounUS /ˈkɔːrpərəl/
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
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.
CossacknounUS /ˈkɔːsək/
a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
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.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
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.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
emotionnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃən/
any strong feeling
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.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
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.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
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.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
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.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
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.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
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.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
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.
homewardsadverb
toward home
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.
involuntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
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.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
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.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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.
lovesnounUS /lʌvz/
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
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.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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.
overcameverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “overcome” — win a victory over
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.
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
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.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
powerfuladjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərfəl/
having great power or force or potency or effect
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.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
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.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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.
sociableadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/
inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
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.
tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
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 /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
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.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
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.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
unitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Lukáshka and Maryánka he involuntarily united in his mind, and he found pleasure in thinking about them.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
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.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
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.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
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.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
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.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Lukáshka too felt happy; something akin to love made itself felt between these two very different young men.
