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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 A lesson in Latin was in progress.
almost
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From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
aware
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became
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blond
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From this reading The teacher was a blond Czech.
brain
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From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
carriage
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catch
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chicken
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
Czech
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From this reading The teacher was a blond Czech.
discovery
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
down
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
easily
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From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
exercises
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
flashed
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follow
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foreigner's
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getting
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From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
GUILTY
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From this reading PIEVAKIN PLEADS GUILTY.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A lesson in Latin was in progress.
instant
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From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
intently
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
Latin
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From this reading A lesson in Latin was in progress.
lesson
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From this reading A lesson in Latin was in progress.
looked
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made
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more
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
off
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From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
only
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
passed
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From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
Pavel
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
peasant
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
PIEVAKIN
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From this reading PIEVAKIN PLEADS GUILTY.
PLEADS
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From this reading PIEVAKIN PLEADS GUILTY.
politically
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From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
progress
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From this reading A lesson in Latin was in progress.
question
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room
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Russian
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
struggles
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
suggestive
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
teacher
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From this reading The teacher was a blond Czech.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The teacher was a blond Czech.
then
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From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
thoughts
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From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
trying
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
unreliable
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From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
up
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
walked
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A lesson in Latin was in progress.
why
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From this reading His thoughts passed to Pievakin and almost at the same instant a question flashed into his brain: If Pievakin was unreliable politically, why, then, was he getting off so easily?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
woman
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From this reading Pavel looked at him intently, trying to follow the exercises, but he only became the more aware of the foreigner's struggles with Russian and made the discovery that his clumsy carriage, as he walked up and down the room, was suggestive of a peasant woman trying to catch a chicken.
