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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 IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
Admiralty
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From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
all
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
best
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
blow
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
brilliancy
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
broad
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From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
CITY
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From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
cobble-stones
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From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
crystallized
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From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
cupola
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
damp
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From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
depressing
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From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
dome
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
flash
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
Gardens
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From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
gleam
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
golden
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
harmless
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From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
high
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
Isaac's
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
leaving
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
merry
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From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
most
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From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
music
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From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
Neva
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From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
north
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
northern
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From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
Ostrow
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From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
pestilential
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From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
Petersburg
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From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
picturesque
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From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
place
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From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
rattle
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From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
sepulchre
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
side
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From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
silent
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From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
sleigh-bells
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From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
snow
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From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
St
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From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
streets
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From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
takes
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From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
thoroughfare
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From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
town
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
Vassili
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From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
Venice
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From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
whitened
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
WINTER
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From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
world
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From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
