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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 She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
Alexander
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From this reading The image of Alexander II. bleeding in the snow literally haunted her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pavel's mother, the countess, had not been in Miroslav since March.
bleeding
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From this reading The image of Alexander II. bleeding in the snow literally haunted her.
bloody
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From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
compunction
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From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
constant
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From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
countess
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From this reading Pavel's mother, the countess, had not been in Miroslav since March.
estates
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From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
fear
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From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
felt
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From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
granted
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From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
GUARD
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From this reading THE NIHILISTS' GUARD.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pavel's mother, the countess, had not been in Miroslav since March.
hand
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From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
haunted
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From this reading The image of Alexander II. bleeding in the snow literally haunted her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
II
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From this reading The image of Alexander II. bleeding in the snow literally haunted her.
image
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From this reading The image of Alexander II. bleeding in the snow literally haunted her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pavel's mother, the countess, had not been in Miroslav since March.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
literally
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From this reading The image of Alexander II. bleeding in the snow literally haunted her.
lived
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From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
March
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From this reading Pavel's mother, the countess, had not been in Miroslav since March.
Miroslav
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From this reading Pavel's mother, the countess, had not been in Miroslav since March.
mother
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From this reading Pavel's mother, the countess, had not been in Miroslav since March.
NIHILISTS
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From this reading THE NIHILISTS' GUARD.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pavel's mother, the countess, had not been in Miroslav since March.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
party
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From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
Pavel
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From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
Pavel's
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From this reading Pavel's mother, the countess, had not been in Miroslav since March.
plot
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From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
province
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From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
retirement
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From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Pavel's mother, the countess, had not been in Miroslav since March.
snow
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From this reading The image of Alexander II. bleeding in the snow literally haunted her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIHILISTS' GUARD.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
too
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From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
took
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From this reading She took it for granted that Pavel had had a hand in the bloody plot, and she felt as though she, too, had been a party to it.
tremour
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From this reading She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction.
