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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 Romashov bowed without uttering a syllable, and pressed the coarse, cold, hairy hand.
abandoned
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
accompanying
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From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
addressing
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From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
all
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
Also
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From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Romashov bowed without uttering a syllable, and pressed the coarse, cold, hairy hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
bowed
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From this reading Romashov bowed without uttering a syllable, and pressed the coarse, cold, hairy hand.
brat
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
brow
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From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
childless
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From this reading Shulgovich was childless.
coarse
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From this reading Romashov bowed without uttering a syllable, and pressed the coarse, cold, hairy hand.
cold
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From this reading Romashov bowed without uttering a syllable, and pressed the coarse, cold, hairy hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
dining-room
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From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
extent
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From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
faded
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From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
fancies
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
felt
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
habit
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From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
hairy
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From this reading Romashov bowed without uttering a syllable, and pressed the coarse, cold, hairy hand.
hand
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From this reading Romashov bowed without uttering a syllable, and pressed the coarse, cold, hairy hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
heart
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From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
inflated
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
insult
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From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
lighter
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From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
like
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
mortification
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
now
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
pale
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
past
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From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
person
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From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
pitiful
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
pressed
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From this reading Romashov bowed without uttering a syllable, and pressed the coarse, cold, hairy hand.
proud
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
recollection
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From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
remembered
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
rested
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From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
Romashov
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From this reading Romashov bowed without uttering a syllable, and pressed the coarse, cold, hairy hand.
scarcely
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
schoolboy
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
shame
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
Shulgovich
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From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
shy
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
some
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From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
syllable
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From this reading Romashov bowed without uttering a syllable, and pressed the coarse, cold, hairy hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Romashov bowed without uttering a syllable, and pressed the coarse, cold, hairy hand.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
tolerated
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
uttering
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From this reading Romashov bowed without uttering a syllable, and pressed the coarse, cold, hairy hand.
very
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From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His recollection of the past insult to some extent faded, but his heart was none the lighter for this.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Also, whilst accompanying Shulgovich to the dining-room, he could not help addressing himself, as his habit was, in the third person-- "And a shadow rested on his brow."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He remembered his proud, inflated fancies of that very morning, and he now felt like a little pale, pitiful schoolboy, like a shy, abandoned, scarcely tolerated brat, and he thought of all this with shame and mortification.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Romashov bowed without uttering a syllable, and pressed the coarse, cold, hairy hand.
