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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 Hainán returned his look with a broad grin of delight.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have nothing, and I have nothing--what's to be done?
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You have nothing, and I have nothing--what's to be done?
broad
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From this reading Hainán returned his look with a broad grin of delight.
called
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
coin
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
conjure
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
dark
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
day
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
delight
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From this reading Hainán returned his look with a broad grin of delight.
dirty
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have nothing, and I have nothing--what's to be done?
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "No more have I either, your Excellency.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
Excellency
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From this reading "No more have I either, your Excellency.
experienced
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
fence
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
give
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
grin
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From this reading Hainán returned his look with a broad grin of delight.
Hainán
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From this reading Hainán returned his look with a broad grin of delight.
hangs
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No more have I either, your Excellency.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
heard
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hainán returned his look with a broad grin of delight.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No more have I either, your Excellency.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
intolerable
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
leaning
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hainán returned his look with a broad grin of delight.
man
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
messenger
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
moment
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
more
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From this reading "No more have I either, your Excellency.
mouth
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
Nichevó
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
night
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No more have I either, your Excellency.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You have nothing, and I have nothing--what's to be done?
Now
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hainán returned his look with a broad grin of delight.
only
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
piece
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
remark
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
remembered
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hainán returned his look with a broad grin of delight.
road
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
Romashov
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
scornful
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
shame
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
Shurochka's
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
silver
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
single
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
spring
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
Stepan's
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
sticky
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
stop
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have nothing, and I have nothing--what's to be done?
twenty-copeck
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
up
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
wet
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From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
what's
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From this reading You have nothing, and I have nothing--what's to be done?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Nichevó!_" At that moment Romashov called to mind that dark spring night when he stood in the dirty road, leaning against the wet, sticky fence, and heard Stepan's scornful remark: "That man hangs about here every day."
wherewith
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From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hainán returned his look with a broad grin of delight.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now he remembered the intolerable feeling of shame he experienced at that moment, and what would he not give if only he could conjure up a single silver coin, a twenty-copeck piece, wherewith to stop the mouth of Shurochka's messenger.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have nothing, and I have nothing--what's to be done?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No more have I either, your Excellency.
