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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 When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
arrived
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From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
assert
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From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
ate
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From this reading He ate maturely, talked maturely, walked maturely.
bent
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From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
boyhood
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From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
capital
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From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
certificate
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From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
change
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From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
days
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From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
deep
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From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
deepest
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From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
diploma
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From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
drinking
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From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
enter
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From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
faded
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From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
fascinating
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From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
FIRST
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From this reading PAVEL'S FIRST STEP.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
great
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From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
gymnasium
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From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
July
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From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
last
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From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
manhood
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From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
maturely
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From this reading He ate maturely, talked maturely, walked maturely.
maturity
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From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
mysteries
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From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
passage
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From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
past
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From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
Pavel
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From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
PAVEL'S
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From this reading PAVEL'S FIRST STEP.
Petersburg
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From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
proclamation
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From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
recent
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From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
seemed
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From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
setting
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From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
solemn
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From this reading His "certificate of maturity"--his gymnasium diploma--was a solemn proclamation of his passage from boyhood to manhood--a change which seemed to assert itself in everything he did.
soon
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From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
St
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From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
STEP
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From this reading PAVEL'S FIRST STEP.
talked
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From this reading He ate maturely, talked maturely, walked maturely.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
thing
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From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
tribulations
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From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
university
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From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
walked
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From this reading He ate maturely, talked maturely, walked maturely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Pavel arrived in St. Petersburg, in the last days of July, his recent tribulations seemed a thing of the faded past.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
wisdom
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From this reading The capital was a fascinating setting for the great university which he was soon to enter and in which he was bent upon drinking deep of the deepest mysteries of wisdom.
