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1879
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From this reading It was an evening in the spring, 1879.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MEETING ON NEW TERMS.
address
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an evening in the spring, 1879.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
asserting
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
attempt
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
awaited
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
bold
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
Boulatoff
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
capital
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
come
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
Czar
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
drowsy
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
emphasis
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
engineer
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
evening
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From this reading It was an evening in the spring, 1879.
eyelids
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
filled
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
giving
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
governor
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
greater
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
half-open
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
hear
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
here
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
impatience
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
important
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was an evening in the spring, 1879.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an evening in the spring, 1879.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
Kharkoff
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
killed
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
known
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
later
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
life
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
little
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
local
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
looked
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
made
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
maltreatment
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
man
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
MEETING
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From this reading A MEETING ON NEW TERMS.
month
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
mouth
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
movement
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
NEW
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From this reading A MEETING ON NEW TERMS.
Nihilists
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
Nikolai
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MEETING ON NEW TERMS.
other
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
parlour
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
Pavel
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
Petersburg
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
phase
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
political
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
prisoners
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
province
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
recently
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
slender
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
spring
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From this reading It was an evening in the spring, 1879.
St
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
stranger
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
students
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
swollen
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
TERMS
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From this reading A MEETING ON NEW TERMS.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was an evening in the spring, 1879.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
thrills
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From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
university
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From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
usually
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an evening in the spring, 1879.
wealthy
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The governor of the province had recently been killed for the maltreatment of political prisoners and students of the local university, while a month later a bold attempt had been made on the life of the Czar at the capital.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The new phase of the movement was asserting itself with greater and greater emphasis, and the address by the stranger, who was no other than Pavel Boulatoff, though he was known here as Nikolai, was awaited with thrills of impatience.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
young
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From this reading The parlour of a wealthy young engineer in Kharkoff--a slender little man with eyelids that looked swollen and a mouth that was usually half-open, giving him a drowsy appearance--was filled with Nihilists come to hear "an important man from St. Petersburg."
