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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 This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
all
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From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He gained, however, command over himself immediately, and smiling compassionately at himself, he continued on his way in the darkness.
Austria
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From this reading The cruel war with Prussia and Austria, long expected and prepared for, had come.
beat
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From this reading His heart beat violently, and he clenched his hands convulsively.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But it was not long before he began to conjure up fresh pictures in his imagination.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was not long before he began to conjure up fresh pictures in his imagination.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not long before he began to conjure up fresh pictures in his imagination.
clenched
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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command
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From this reading He gained, however, command over himself immediately, and smiling compassionately at himself, he continued on his way in the darkness.
compassionately
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From this reading He gained, however, command over himself immediately, and smiling compassionately at himself, he continued on his way in the darkness.
conjure
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From this reading But it was not long before he began to conjure up fresh pictures in his imagination.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He gained, however, command over himself immediately, and smiling compassionately at himself, he continued on his way in the darkness.
convulsively
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From this reading His heart beat violently, and he clenched his hands convulsively.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading The cruel war with Prussia and Austria, long expected and prepared for, had come.
darkness
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From this reading He gained, however, command over himself immediately, and smiling compassionately at himself, he continued on his way in the darkness.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
expected
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From this reading The cruel war with Prussia and Austria, long expected and prepared for, had come.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cruel war with Prussia and Austria, long expected and prepared for, had come.
fresh
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gained
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From this reading He gained, however, command over himself immediately, and smiling compassionately at himself, he continued on his way in the darkness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cruel war with Prussia and Austria, long expected and prepared for, had come.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His heart beat violently, and he clenched his hands convulsively.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His heart beat violently, and he clenched his hands convulsively.
heart
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From this reading His heart beat violently, and he clenched his hands convulsively.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He gained, however, command over himself immediately, and smiling compassionately at himself, he continued on his way in the darkness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He gained, however, command over himself immediately, and smiling compassionately at himself, he continued on his way in the darkness.
imagination
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From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
immediately
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From this reading He gained, however, command over himself immediately, and smiling compassionately at himself, he continued on his way in the darkness.
impression
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From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He gained, however, command over himself immediately, and smiling compassionately at himself, he continued on his way in the darkness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not long before he began to conjure up fresh pictures in his imagination.
lively
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From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was not long before he began to conjure up fresh pictures in his imagination.
made
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From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not long before he began to conjure up fresh pictures in his imagination.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
picture
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From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
pictures
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prepared
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Prussia
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road
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From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
Romashov
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From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
smiling
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From this reading He gained, however, command over himself immediately, and smiling compassionately at himself, he continued on his way in the darkness.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
striding
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From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it was not long before he began to conjure up fresh pictures in his imagination.
trembling
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From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
up
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very
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From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
violently
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From this reading His heart beat violently, and he clenched his hands convulsively.
war
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From this reading The cruel war with Prussia and Austria, long expected and prepared for, had come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
way
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From this reading He gained, however, command over himself immediately, and smiling compassionately at himself, he continued on his way in the darkness.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This picture made such a lively impression on his imagination that Romashov, who was already very excited and striding along the road, suddenly stopped short, trembling all over.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cruel war with Prussia and Austria, long expected and prepared for, had come.
