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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’s father and mother, seeing the dog cured so quickly, asked by what means he had performed such a miracle.
almost
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From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
also
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From this reading It happened that when he turned out the bread the root which the little devil had given him fell out also.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
animal
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ivan’s father and mother, seeing the dog cured so quickly, asked by what means he had performed such a miracle.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
bread
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ivan’s father and mother, seeing the dog cured so quickly, asked by what means he had performed such a miracle.
carried
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
cured
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From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
devil
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From this reading It happened that when he turned out the bread the root which the little devil had given him fell out also.
dog
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
dumb
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From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
dying
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
expression
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From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
farm
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From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
father
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From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
fell
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From this reading It happened that when he turned out the bread the root which the little devil had given him fell out also.
given
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From this reading It happened that when he turned out the bread the root which the little devil had given him fell out also.
grown
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
happened
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
hat
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
instantly
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From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
Ivan
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From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
Ivan's
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From this reading Ivan’s father and mother, seeing the dog cured so quickly, asked by what means he had performed such a miracle.
joy
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From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
jumped
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From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It happened that when he turned out the bread the root which the little devil had given him fell out also.
means
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From this reading Ivan’s father and mother, seeing the dog cured so quickly, asked by what means he had performed such a miracle.
miracle
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From this reading Ivan’s father and mother, seeing the dog cured so quickly, asked by what means he had performed such a miracle.
mother
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From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
old
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
Once
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
out
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From this reading It happened that when he turned out the bread the root which the little devil had given him fell out also.
performed
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From this reading Ivan’s father and mother, seeing the dog cured so quickly, asked by what means he had performed such a miracle.
pity
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
placed
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
quickly
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From this reading Ivan’s father and mother, seeing the dog cured so quickly, asked by what means he had performed such a miracle.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
root
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From this reading It happened that when he turned out the bread the root which the little devil had given him fell out also.
seeing
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From this reading Ivan’s father and mother, seeing the dog cured so quickly, asked by what means he had performed such a miracle.
sick
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
sister
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From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ivan’s father and mother, seeing the dog cured so quickly, asked by what means he had performed such a miracle.
some
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Ivan’s father and mother, seeing the dog cured so quickly, asked by what means he had performed such a miracle.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
swallowed
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From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
tail
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From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
taken
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
taking
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
turned
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From this reading It happened that when he turned out the bread the root which the little devil had given him fell out also.
up
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From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
wag
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From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ivan’s father and mother, seeing the dog cured so quickly, asked by what means he had performed such a miracle.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once it happened that the old dog, which had grown up on the farm, was taken sick, when Ivan thought he was dying, and, taking pity on the animal, placed some bread in his hat and carried it to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old dog swallowed it with the bread and was almost instantly cured, when he jumped up and began to wag his tail as an expression of joy.
worked
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From this reading Ivan remained on the farm and worked to support his father, mother, and dumb sister.
