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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
all
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
almost
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From this reading “Why, with soldiers we can do almost anything we wish—whole kingdoms can be conquered,” replied Simeon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Why, with soldiers we can do almost anything we wish—whole kingdoms can be conquered,” replied Simeon.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what do you wish to know for?” asked Ivan.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Why, with soldiers we can do almost anything we wish—whole kingdoms can be conquered,” replied Simeon.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This information greatly surprised Ivan, who said: “Well, why did you not tell me about this before?
bring
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From this reading “Explain to me,” he said; “from whence did you bring the soldiers, and where did you take them?”
brother
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Why, with soldiers we can do almost anything we wish—whole kingdoms can be conquered,” replied Simeon.
conquered
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From this reading “Why, with soldiers we can do almost anything we wish—whole kingdoms can be conquered,” replied Simeon.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Explain to me,” he said; “from whence did you bring the soldiers, and where did you take them?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And what do you wish to know for?” asked Ivan.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
ears
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
Explain
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From this reading “Explain to me,” he said; “from whence did you bring the soldiers, and where did you take them?”
exploits
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And what do you wish to know for?” asked Ivan.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Explain to me,” he said; “from whence did you bring the soldiers, and where did you take them?”
greatly
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From this reading This information greatly surprised Ivan, who said: “Well, why did you not tell me about this before?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
immediately
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
information
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From this reading This information greatly surprised Ivan, who said: “Well, why did you not tell me about this before?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
Ivan
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
Ivan's
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
kingdoms
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From this reading “Why, with soldiers we can do almost anything we wish—whole kingdoms can be conquered,” replied Simeon.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And what do you wish to know for?” asked Ivan.
learn
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Explain to me,” he said; “from whence did you bring the soldiers, and where did you take them?”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
news
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This information greatly surprised Ivan, who said: “Well, why did you not tell me about this before?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
reached
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, with soldiers we can do almost anything we wish—whole kingdoms can be conquered,” replied Simeon.
said
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From this reading “Explain to me,” he said; “from whence did you bring the soldiers, and where did you take them?”
Simeon
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
soldiers
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From this reading “Explain to me,” he said; “from whence did you bring the soldiers, and where did you take them?”
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This information greatly surprised Ivan, who said: “Well, why did you not tell me about this before?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Explain to me,” he said; “from whence did you bring the soldiers, and where did you take them?”
talk
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This information greatly surprised Ivan, who said: “Well, why did you not tell me about this before?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Explain to me,” he said; “from whence did you bring the soldiers, and where did you take them?”
things
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This information greatly surprised Ivan, who said: “Well, why did you not tell me about this before?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
village
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From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Why, with soldiers we can do almost anything we wish—whole kingdoms can be conquered,” replied Simeon.
Well
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From this reading This information greatly surprised Ivan, who said: “Well, why did you not tell me about this before?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what do you wish to know for?” asked Ivan.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Explain to me,” he said; “from whence did you bring the soldiers, and where did you take them?”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Explain to me,” he said; “from whence did you bring the soldiers, and where did you take them?”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
whole
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From this reading “Why, with soldiers we can do almost anything we wish—whole kingdoms can be conquered,” replied Simeon.
Why
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From this reading “Why, with soldiers we can do almost anything we wish—whole kingdoms can be conquered,” replied Simeon.
wish
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From this reading “And what do you wish to know for?” asked Ivan.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Why, with soldiers we can do almost anything we wish—whole kingdoms can be conquered,” replied Simeon.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning Ivan’s exploits were the talk of the village, and news of the wonderful things he had done reached the ears of his brother Simeon, who immediately went to Ivan to learn all about it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Explain to me,” he said; “from whence did you bring the soldiers, and where did you take them?”
