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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 “Don’t expect to understand him quite,” she said, a little maliciously.
all
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From this reading “He is not at all--at all--western at bottom.”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
armchair
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From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “He is not at all--at all--western at bottom.”
autocracy
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
bottom
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From this reading “He is not at all--at all--western at bottom.”
Boulevard
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
bow
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From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
brother
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From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
called
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
city
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
democratic
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
des
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
difficult
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From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t expect to understand him quite,” she said, a little maliciously.
doorway
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From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Don’t expect to understand him quite,” she said, a little maliciously.
fallen
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
friends
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From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
Geneva
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
Haldin
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From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is not at all--at all--western at bottom.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t expect to understand him quite,” she said, a little maliciously.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
independent
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is not at all--at all--western at bottom.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
La
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t expect to understand him quite,” she said, a little maliciously.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
maliciously
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From this reading “Don’t expect to understand him quite,” she said, a little maliciously.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
Mrs
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From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
Petite
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
Philosophes
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
quarter
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t expect to understand him quite,” she said, a little maliciously.
room
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From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
Russie
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
said
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From this reading “Don’t expect to understand him quite,” she said, a little maliciously.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t expect to understand him quite,” she said, a little maliciously.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
there
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t expect to understand him quite,” she said, a little maliciously.
unnecessary
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From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
unperceived
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From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
Victor
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From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
warning
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From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
western
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From this reading “He is not at all--at all--western at bottom.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The shadow of autocracy all unperceived by me had already fallen upon the Boulevard des Philosophes, in the free, independent and democratic city of Geneva, where there is a quarter called “La Petite Russie.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
window
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From this reading And on this unnecessary warning I left the room with another bow in the doorway to Mrs. Haldin in her armchair by the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I believe that it will not be difficult for me to make friends with your brother Victor.”
