adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Above the river's calm bed a muslin texture of mist was coiling.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Nadezhda Ivanovna, you ought indeed to have had some children--six at the least!"
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Above the river's calm bed a muslin texture of mist was coiling.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
calmverbUS /kɑːm/
make calm or still
From this reading Above the river's calm bed a muslin texture of mist was coiling.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yet no reply came, nor did the woman even look at him.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Nadezhda Ivanovna, you ought indeed to have had some children--six at the least!"
coilingadjectiveUS /ˈkɔɪlɪŋ/
in the shape of a coil
From this reading Above the river's calm bed a muslin texture of mist was coiling.
desisted
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From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet no reply came, nor did the woman even look at him.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Yet no reply came, nor did the woman even look at him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
greyish-yellow
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From this reading The rays of the sun were now spreading, smokelike and greyish-yellow, over the silver river.
Gubin
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From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Nadezhda Ivanovna, you ought indeed to have had some children--six at the least!"
haulingnounUS /ˈhɔːlɪŋ/
the activity of transporting goods by truck
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Nadezhda Ivanovna, you ought indeed to have had some children--six at the least!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet no reply came, nor did the woman even look at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Nadezhda Ivanovna, you ought indeed to have had some children--six at the least!"
Ivanovna
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From this reading "Nadezhda Ivanovna, you ought indeed to have had some children--six at the least!"
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Nadezhda Ivanovna, you ought indeed to have had some children--six at the least!"
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Yet no reply came, nor did the woman even look at him.
mistverbUS /mɪst/
become covered with mist
From this reading Above the river's calm bed a muslin texture of mist was coiling.
muslinnounUS /ˈmʌzlən/
plain-woven cotton fabric
From this reading Above the river's calm bed a muslin texture of mist was coiling.
Nadezhda
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From this reading "Nadezhda Ivanovna, you ought indeed to have had some children--six at the least!"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet no reply came, nor did the woman even look at him.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Yet no reply came, nor did the woman even look at him.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The rays of the sun were now spreading, smokelike and greyish-yellow, over the silver river.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Nadezhda Ivanovna, you ought indeed to have had some children--six at the least!"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The rays of the sun were now spreading, smokelike and greyish-yellow, over the silver river.
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
raysnounUS /reɪz/
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading The rays of the sun were now spreading, smokelike and greyish-yellow, over the silver river.
replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Yet no reply came, nor did the woman even look at him.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The rays of the sun were now spreading, smokelike and greyish-yellow, over the silver river.
river'snounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
possessive form of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Above the river's calm bed a muslin texture of mist was coiling.
ropenounUS /roʊp/
a strong line
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The rays of the sun were now spreading, smokelike and greyish-yellow, over the silver river.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "Nadezhda Ivanovna, you ought indeed to have had some children--six at the least!"
smokelike
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From this reading The rays of the sun were now spreading, smokelike and greyish-yellow, over the silver river.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Nadezhda Ivanovna, you ought indeed to have had some children--six at the least!"
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading The rays of the sun were now spreading, smokelike and greyish-yellow, over the silver river.
steadiedadjectiveUS /ˈstedid/
made steady or constant
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The rays of the sun were now spreading, smokelike and greyish-yellow, over the silver river.
tasknounUS /tæsk/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
texturenounUS /ˈtekstʃər/
the feel of a surface or a fabric
From this reading Above the river's calm bed a muslin texture of mist was coiling.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nadezhda Ivanovna, you ought indeed to have had some children--six at the least!"
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Above the river's calm bed a muslin texture of mist was coiling.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rays of the sun were now spreading, smokelike and greyish-yellow, over the silver river.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Upon that Gubin suddenly desisted from his task of hauling up the bucket, and, as he steadied the rope with his arms raised above his head, said quickly:
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Yet no reply came, nor did the woman even look at him.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet no reply came, nor did the woman even look at him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nadezhda Ivanovna, you ought indeed to have had some children--six at the least!"
