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The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852
The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852

Chapter XXXV

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“Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.
“A bad business!” said Nazárka.
“You heard how Daddy Burlák said, ‘Have you stolen many horses?’
He seems to know!”
“A regular wizard!”
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852

Chapter XXXV

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.
Line 2
“A bad business!” said Nazárka.
Line 3
“You heard how Daddy Burlák said, ‘Have you stolen many horses?’
Line 4
He seems to know!”
Line 5
“A regular wizard!”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading ““Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““You heard how Daddy Burlák said, ‘Have you stolen many horses?’”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He seems to know!””

All words in this reading · 40

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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 “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

bad

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From this reading “A bad business!” said Nazárka.

bowed

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From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

brim

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From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

Burlák

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From this reading “You heard how Daddy Burlák said, ‘Have you stolen many horses?’

business

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From this reading “A bad business!” said Nazárka.

carefully

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From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

chikhir

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From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

cup

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From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

Daddy

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From this reading “You heard how Daddy Burlák said, ‘Have you stolen many horses?’

filled

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From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “You heard how Daddy Burlák said, ‘Have you stolen many horses?’

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He seems to know!”

head

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From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

health

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From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

heard

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From this reading “You heard how Daddy Burlák said, ‘Have you stolen many horses?’

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

horses

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From this reading “You heard how Daddy Burlák said, ‘Have you stolen many horses?’

how

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From this reading “You heard how Daddy Burlák said, ‘Have you stolen many horses?’

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He seems to know!”

Lukáshka

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From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

many

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From this reading “You heard how Daddy Burlák said, ‘Have you stolen many horses?’

mother's

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From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

Nazárka

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From this reading “A bad business!” said Nazárka.

raising

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From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

regular

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From this reading “A regular wizard!”

said

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From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

seems

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From this reading He seems to know!”

stolen

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From this reading “You heard how Daddy Burlák said, ‘Have you stolen many horses?’

taking

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From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.

wizard

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “A regular wizard!”

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You heard how Daddy Burlák said, ‘Have you stolen many horses?’

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Your health!” said Lukáshka, taking from his mother’s hands a cup filled to the brim with _chikhir_ and carefully raising it to his bowed head.