AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A light tap at the door.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
apartadverbUS /əˈpɑːrt/
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
ApparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/
from appearances alone
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A light tap at the door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A light tap at the door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
Harkov
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From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
illustriousadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈlʌstriəs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A light tap at the door.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somebody wants me.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
monumentnounUS /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
mossnounUS /mɔːs/
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
namesnounUS /neɪmz/
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
printedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
promenading
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From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody wants me.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
tapverbUS /tæp/
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading A light tap at the door.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Who is there?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Apparently, illustrious names are created to live on their own account, apart from those that bear them.
tranquillyadverb
without emotional agitation
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Somebody wants me.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who is there?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Now my name is promenading tranquilly about Harkov; in another three months, printed in gold letters on my monument, it will shine bright as the sun itself, while I shall be already under the moss.
