Chapter XXIX
As if moved by his agitated tone, she murmured a sympathetic “I see! It must have been trying enough.” “You seem to understand one’s feelings,” said Razumov steadily. “It was trying. It was horrible; it was an atrocious day.
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Chapter XXIX
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As
if
moved
by
his
agitated
tone,
she
murmured
a
sympathetic
“I
see!
It
must
have
been
trying
enough.”
“You
seem
to
understand
one’s
feelings,”
said
Razumov
steadily.
“It
was
trying.
It
was
horrible;
it
was
an
atrocious
day.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
As
if
moved
by
his
agitated
tone,
she
murmured
a
sympathetic
“I
see!
Line 2
It
must
have
been
trying
enough.”
Line 3
“You
seem
to
understand
one’s
feelings,”
said
Razumov
steadily.
Line 4
“It
was
trying.
Line 5
It
was
horrible;
it
was
an
atrocious
day.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Atrocious
adjective
US /əˈtroʊʃəs/
shockingly wicked, cruel, or extremely bad
From this reading “It was horrible; it was an atrocious day.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It must have been trying enough.””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It must have been trying enough.””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must have been trying enough.””
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You seem to understand one’s feelings,” said Razumov steadily.”
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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 As if moved by his agitated tone, she murmured a sympathetic “I see!
agitated
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From this reading As if moved by his agitated tone, she murmured a sympathetic “I see!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was horrible; it was an atrocious day.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if moved by his agitated tone, she murmured a sympathetic “I see!
atrociousadjectiveUS /əˈtroʊʃəs/
shockingly wicked, cruel, or extremely bad
From this reading It was horrible; it was an atrocious day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been trying enough.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As if moved by his agitated tone, she murmured a sympathetic “I see!
day
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From this reading It was horrible; it was an atrocious day.
enough
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From this reading It must have been trying enough.”
feelings
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From this reading “You seem to understand one’s feelings,” said Razumov steadily.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been trying enough.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As if moved by his agitated tone, she murmured a sympathetic “I see!
horrible
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From this reading It was horrible; it was an atrocious day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As if moved by his agitated tone, she murmured a sympathetic “I see!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if moved by his agitated tone, she murmured a sympathetic “I see!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have been trying enough.”
moved
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murmured
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From this reading As if moved by his agitated tone, she murmured a sympathetic “I see!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been trying enough.”
one's
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From this reading “You seem to understand one’s feelings,” said Razumov steadily.
Razumov
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From this reading “You seem to understand one’s feelings,” said Razumov steadily.
said
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From this reading “You seem to understand one’s feelings,” said Razumov steadily.
see
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seem
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From this reading “You seem to understand one’s feelings,” said Razumov steadily.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As if moved by his agitated tone, she murmured a sympathetic “I see!
steadily
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From this reading “You seem to understand one’s feelings,” said Razumov steadily.
sympathetic
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From this reading As if moved by his agitated tone, she murmured a sympathetic “I see!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You seem to understand one’s feelings,” said Razumov steadily.
tone
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From this reading As if moved by his agitated tone, she murmured a sympathetic “I see!
trying
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From this reading It must have been trying enough.”
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You seem to understand one’s feelings,” said Razumov steadily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was trying.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You seem to understand one’s feelings,” said Razumov steadily.