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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 PAPER FROM THE CZAR.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a sultry afternoon in August.
all
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From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
ankles
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
August
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From this reading It was a sultry afternoon in August.
baggy
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
bailiff's
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From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
blouse-fashion
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
bottom
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
clothes
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From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
coarse
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From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
congregated
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From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
crowd
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From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
CZAR
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From this reading A PAPER FROM THE CZAR.
drawn
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
dropped
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
effect
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
fell
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A PAPER FROM THE CZAR.
front
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From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
hats
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From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sultry afternoon in August.
large
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From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
linen
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From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
loose-fitting
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
many
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From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
material
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From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
means
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
men
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From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
office
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From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
pair
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From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
PAPER
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From this reading A PAPER FROM THE CZAR.
peasants
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From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
shirt
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From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
similar
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
single
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From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
straw
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From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
strings
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
sultry
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From this reading It was a sultry afternoon in August.
tall
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From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PAPER FROM THE CZAR.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
tight
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
trousers
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From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
very
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a sultry afternoon in August.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
whips
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From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
white
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From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
wide
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From this reading The trousers were very wide and baggy but drawn tight at the bottom by means of strings, so that they dropped at the ankles blouse-fashion, and the loose-fitting shirt fell over the trousers with a similar effect.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
wore
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From this reading A single shirt of coarse white linen and a pair of trousers of the same material were all the clothes the men wore.
Zorki
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From this reading A large crowd of peasants, in tall straw hats, many of them with their whips in their hands, congregated in front of the bailiff's office at Zorki.
