Chapter XI
Councillor Mikulin looked down his beard. Razumov’s lips trembled. “An occurrence of that sort marks a man,” the homely murmur went on. “I admit I was curious to see you. General T--- thought it would be useful, too....
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Chapter XI
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Councillor
Mikulin
looked
down
his
beard.
Razumov’s
lips
trembled.
“An
occurrence
of
that
sort
marks
a
man,”
the
homely
murmur
went
on.
“I
admit
I
was
curious
to
see
you.
General
T---
thought
it
would
be
useful,
too....
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Councillor
Mikulin
looked
down
his
beard.
Line 2
Razumov’s
lips
trembled.
Line 3
“An
occurrence
of
that
sort
marks
a
man,”
the
homely
murmur
went
on.
Line 4
“I
admit
I
was
curious
to
see
you.
Line 5
General
T---
thought
it
would
be
useful,
too....
Learner Dictionary
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Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Councillor Mikulin looked down his beard.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “General T--- thought it would be useful, too....”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““An occurrence of that sort marks a man,” the homely murmur went on.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “General T--- thought it would be useful, too....”
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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 “An occurrence of that sort marks a man,” the homely murmur went on.
admit
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From this reading “I admit I was curious to see you.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An occurrence of that sort marks a man,” the homely murmur went on.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading General T--- thought it would be useful, too....
beard
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From this reading Councillor Mikulin looked down his beard.
Councillor
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curious
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down
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General
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Councillor Mikulin looked down his beard.
homely
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From this reading “An occurrence of that sort marks a man,” the homely murmur went on.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I admit I was curious to see you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading General T--- thought it would be useful, too....
lips
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From this reading Razumov’s lips trembled.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Councillor Mikulin looked down his beard.
man
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marks
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Mikulin
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From this reading Councillor Mikulin looked down his beard.
murmur
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occurrence
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From this reading “An occurrence of that sort marks a man,” the homely murmur went on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “An occurrence of that sort marks a man,” the homely murmur went on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “An occurrence of that sort marks a man,” the homely murmur went on.
Razumov's
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From this reading Razumov’s lips trembled.
see
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From this reading “I admit I was curious to see you.
sort
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From this reading “An occurrence of that sort marks a man,” the homely murmur went on.
T
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From this reading General T--- thought it would be useful, too....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “An occurrence of that sort marks a man,” the homely murmur went on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “An occurrence of that sort marks a man,” the homely murmur went on.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading General T--- thought it would be useful, too....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I admit I was curious to see you.
too
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trembled
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From this reading Razumov’s lips trembled.
useful
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From this reading General T--- thought it would be useful, too....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I admit I was curious to see you.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An occurrence of that sort marks a man,” the homely murmur went on.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading General T--- thought it would be useful, too....
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I admit I was curious to see you.