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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 Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
all
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
apart
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From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
became
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
beer
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From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little girls laughed and began to sing songs praising Ivan, and when they had finished they said: “Very well; now give us what you said you would.”
boys
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
brother
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From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
brothers
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From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
completed
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From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
declined
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From this reading The brothers, however, declined Ivan’s hospitality, saying, “We have seen the beer moujiks drink, and want none of it.”
drank
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
drink
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From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
father
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From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
feast
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From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
finished
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From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
gathered
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
gathering
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
girls
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
give
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From this reading The little girls laughed and began to sing songs praising Ivan, and when they had finished they said: “Very well; now give us what you said you would.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The brothers, however, declined Ivan’s hospitality, saying, “We have seen the beer moujiks drink, and want none of it.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
hospitality
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From this reading The brothers, however, declined Ivan’s hospitality, saying, “We have seen the beer moujiks drink, and want none of it.”
houses
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From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The brothers, however, declined Ivan’s hospitality, saying, “We have seen the beer moujiks drink, and want none of it.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
intoxicated
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
invited
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From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The brothers, however, declined Ivan’s hospitality, saying, “We have seen the beer moujiks drink, and want none of it.”
Ivan
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From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
Ivan's
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From this reading The brothers, however, declined Ivan’s hospitality, saying, “We have seen the beer moujiks drink, and want none of it.”
joined
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
Khorovody
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
laughed
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From this reading The little girls laughed and began to sing songs praising Ivan, and when they had finished they said: “Very well; now give us what you said you would.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little girls laughed and began to sing songs praising Ivan, and when they had finished they said: “Very well; now give us what you said you would.”
lived
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From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
lives
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
made
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From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
moujiks
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From this reading The brothers, however, declined Ivan’s hospitality, saying, “We have seen the beer moujiks drink, and want none of it.”
moved
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From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The brothers, however, declined Ivan’s hospitality, saying, “We have seen the beer moujiks drink, and want none of it.”
now
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From this reading The little girls laughed and began to sing songs praising Ivan, and when they had finished they said: “Very well; now give us what you said you would.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
peasants
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
plenty
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From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
plowing
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From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
praises
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
praising
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From this reading The little girls laughed and began to sing songs praising Ivan, and when they had finished they said: “Very well; now give us what you said you would.”
return
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
said
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From this reading The little girls laughed and began to sing songs praising Ivan, and when they had finished they said: “Very well; now give us what you said you would.”
saying
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From this reading The brothers, however, declined Ivan’s hospitality, saying, “We have seen the beer moujiks drink, and want none of it.”
seen
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From this reading The brothers, however, declined Ivan’s hospitality, saying, “We have seen the beer moujiks drink, and want none of it.”
show
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
sights
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
sing
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
songs
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
street
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
telling
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From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The brothers, having finished their houses, moved into them and lived apart from their father and brother.
then
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The little girls laughed and began to sing songs praising Ivan, and when they had finished they said: “Very well; now give us what you said you would.”
Very
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From this reading The little girls laughed and began to sing songs praising Ivan, and when they had finished they said: “Very well; now give us what you said you would.”
village
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From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
want
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From this reading The brothers, however, declined Ivan’s hospitality, saying, “We have seen the beer moujiks drink, and want none of it.”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The brothers, however, declined Ivan’s hospitality, saying, “We have seen the beer moujiks drink, and want none of it.”
well
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From this reading The little girls laughed and began to sing songs praising Ivan, and when they had finished they said: “Very well; now give us what you said you would.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The little girls laughed and began to sing songs praising Ivan, and when they had finished they said: “Very well; now give us what you said you would.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ivan, when he had completed his plowing, made a great feast, to which he invited his brothers, telling them that he had plenty of beer for them to drink.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ivan then gathered around him all the peasants in the village and with them drank beer until he became intoxicated, when he joined the _Khorovody_ (a street gathering of the village boys and girls, who sing songs), and told them they must sing his praises, saying that in return he would show them such sights as they had never before seen in their lives.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The little girls laughed and began to sing songs praising Ivan, and when they had finished they said: “Very well; now give us what you said you would.”
