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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 The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
all
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
always
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
backyard
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
balls
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From this reading Every moment one heard loud chatter and laughter, singing, and the sharp click of billiard balls.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to feel hungry.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
billiard
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From this reading Every moment one heard loud chatter and laughter, singing, and the sharp click of billiard balls.
billiard-room
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
blocked
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
bright
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
chatter
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From this reading Every moment one heard loud chatter and laughter, singing, and the sharp click of billiard balls.
click
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From this reading Every moment one heard loud chatter and laughter, singing, and the sharp click of billiard balls.
cloak
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From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
covered
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
cut
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
darkness
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
dirty
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
distance
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
door
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
etc
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every moment one heard loud chatter and laughter, singing, and the sharp click of billiard balls.
feel
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From this reading He began to feel hungry.
fenced-in
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
gleam
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
got
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From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
half-open
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He began to feel hungry.
heard
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From this reading Every moment one heard loud chatter and laughter, singing, and the sharp click of billiard balls.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
hundred
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
hungry
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From this reading He began to feel hungry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
kitchen
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
kitchen-gardens
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
laughter
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From this reading Every moment one heard loud chatter and laughter, singing, and the sharp click of billiard balls.
loud
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From this reading Every moment one heard loud chatter and laughter, singing, and the sharp click of billiard balls.
made
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
mess
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From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
moment
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From this reading Every moment one heard loud chatter and laughter, singing, and the sharp click of billiard balls.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
officers
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From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every moment one heard loud chatter and laughter, singing, and the sharp click of billiard balls.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
partly
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
plots
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
put
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From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
Romashov's
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
rubbish
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
sabre
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From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
salle-à-manger
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
scarcely
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
sharp
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From this reading Every moment one heard loud chatter and laughter, singing, and the sharp click of billiard balls.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
shoulder
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From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
singing
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From this reading Every moment one heard loud chatter and laughter, singing, and the sharp click of billiard balls.
sorts
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
started
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From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
there
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
thick
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
threw
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From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He began to feel hungry.
two
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
unbuilt-upon
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
up
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From this reading He got up, put on his sabre, threw his cloak over his shoulder and started for the officers' mess.
use
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
windows
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From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A bright gleam issued from the half-open windows of the _salle-à-manger_, billiard-room, and kitchen, but the dirty backyard, blocked up with and partly covered by all sorts of rubbish, was in thick darkness.
yards
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From this reading The distance there from Romashov's door was scarcely two hundred yards, and besides, he always made use of a short cut through unbuilt-upon plots and fenced-in kitchen-gardens, etc.
