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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 The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
army
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at the Turkish war that he had won these decorations.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
breast
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
CAUSE
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From this reading VLADIMIR FINDS HIS CAUSE.
Clara
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
cousin
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
decorations
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From this reading It was at the Turkish war that he had won these decorations.
Dr
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
drug
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
elderly
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
exuberantly
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
FINDS
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From this reading VLADIMIR FINDS HIS CAUSE.
flashy
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
front
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
grey-haired
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was at the Turkish war that he had won these decorations.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading VLADIMIR FINDS HIS CAUSE.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
Jewish
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
Kasimir
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
laughing
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
Lipnitzky
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
listeners
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From this reading One of his listeners wore a military uniform.
little
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
man
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
medals
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
men
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
military
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From this reading One of his listeners wore a military uniform.
morning
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
next
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of his listeners wore a military uniform.
physicians
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
proscribed
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
pudgy
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
Russian
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
saw
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
smooth-shaven
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
store
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
Street
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
talking
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was at the Turkish war that he had won these decorations.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was at the Turkish war that he had won these decorations.
three
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From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
Turkish
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From this reading It was at the Turkish war that he had won these decorations.
two
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
uniform
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From this reading One of his listeners wore a military uniform.
Vigdoroff
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
VLADIMIR
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From this reading VLADIMIR FINDS HIS CAUSE.
Volodia
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
walked
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
war
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From this reading It was at the Turkish war that he had won these decorations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
window
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From this reading The next morning, as Clara walked along Kasimir Street, she saw Volodia Vigdoroff, her cousin, talking and laughing exuberantly to two elderly men in front of the flashy window of a drug store.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
won
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From this reading It was at the Turkish war that he had won these decorations.
wore
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From this reading One of his listeners wore a military uniform.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was Dr. Lipnitzky (Jewish physicians had not yet been proscribed from the Russian army)--a grey-haired, smooth-shaven, pudgy little man with three medals across his breast.
