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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 He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
able
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
afterwards
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the landing, moving softly, Razumov locked the door and put the key in his pocket.
answer
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From this reading Razumov made ready without a word of answer.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
bed
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From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
brain
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
directions
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From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
door
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From this reading On the landing, moving softly, Razumov locked the door and put the key in his pocket.
evening
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
events
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few
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From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
fullness
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
gave
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From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
Go
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From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
God
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From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
graven
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the landing, moving softly, Razumov locked the door and put the key in his pocket.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
II
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impersonal
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From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
key
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From this reading On the landing, moving softly, Razumov locked the door and put the key in his pocket.
landing
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From this reading On the landing, moving softly, Razumov locked the door and put the key in his pocket.
leaving
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From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
locked
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From this reading On the landing, moving softly, Razumov locked the door and put the key in his pocket.
lucid
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From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
made
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From this reading Razumov made ready without a word of answer.
man
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From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
many
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
months
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moving
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From this reading On the landing, moving softly, Razumov locked the door and put the key in his pocket.
Mr
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
paused
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From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
pocket
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From this reading On the landing, moving softly, Razumov locked the door and put the key in his pocket.
precision
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
put
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From this reading On the landing, moving softly, Razumov locked the door and put the key in his pocket.
quiet
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From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
Razumov
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From this reading Razumov made ready without a word of answer.
Razumov's
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
ready
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From this reading Razumov made ready without a word of answer.
relation
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
room
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From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
said
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From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
silent
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From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
softly
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From this reading On the landing, moving softly, Razumov locked the door and put the key in his pocket.
soul
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From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
steel
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
then
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From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
tool
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
trance
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From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
voice
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From this reading He paused, then gave a few lucid directions in the quiet impersonal voice of a man in a trance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he was leaving the room the voice on the bed said after him-- “Go with God, thou silent soul.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Razumov made ready without a word of answer.
word
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From this reading Razumov made ready without a word of answer.
words
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
write
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From this reading II The words and events of that evening must have been graven as if with a steel tool on Mr. Razumov’s brain since he was able to write his relation with such fullness and precision a good many months afterwards.
