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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 TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
all
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From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
bells
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
boots
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
Chevalier
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
comes
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From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
cordially
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From this reading Pushkin welcomed Galban cordially.
cosey
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From this reading The pipe of peace was lighted in the warm, cosey room.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
customary
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
dared
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
day
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
driving
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From this reading The road was invisible from snow-drifts; it was impossible to see where one was driving.
drove
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
emerged
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
felt
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
fur
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
Galban
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
guest
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From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
high
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
host
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From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
houses
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
impossible
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From this reading The road was invisible from snow-drifts; it was impossible to see where one was driving.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
inimical
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From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
invisible
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From this reading The road was invisible from snow-drifts; it was impossible to see where one was driving.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The road was invisible from snow-drifts; it was impossible to see where one was driving.
lighted
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From this reading The pipe of peace was lighted in the warm, cosey room.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
many
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
midst
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
more
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From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
neighbors
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
out
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
peace
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From this reading The pipe of peace was lighted in the warm, cosey room.
pipe
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From this reading The pipe of peace was lighted in the warm, cosey room.
Pushkin
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
road
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From this reading The road was invisible from snow-drifts; it was impossible to see where one was driving.
room
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From this reading The pipe of peace was lighted in the warm, cosey room.
see
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From this reading The road was invisible from snow-drifts; it was impossible to see where one was driving.
sledge
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
snow-drifts
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From this reading The road was invisible from snow-drifts; it was impossible to see where one was driving.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
stifles
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From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
stormy
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
TEMPTER
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
tinkling
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
venture
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
vile
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From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
visit
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
warm
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From this reading The pipe of peace was lighted in the warm, cosey room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road was invisible from snow-drifts; it was impossible to see where one was driving.
weather
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From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
welcomed
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From this reading Pushkin welcomed Galban cordially.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A host stifles all inimical feeling towards his guest, the more so when he comes in such vile weather.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The road was invisible from snow-drifts; it was impossible to see where one was driving.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
winter's
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
wrappings
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From this reading THE TEMPTER One stormy winter's day, on which not even his neighbors dared venture out of their houses to make their customary visit to Pushkin, a sledge, amid the tinkling of many bells, drove into the courtyard, and from out the midst of his fur wrappings and high felt boots emerged Chevalier Galban.
