adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a sort of superstitious dread.
advantagenounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading Was this advantage his already?
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Was this advantage his already?
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
costnounUS /kɑːst/
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
crimesnounUS /kraɪmz/
plural of “crime” — (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
dealtverbUS /delt/
inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
defendverbUS /dɪˈfend/
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
directverbUS /dərˈekt/
command with authority
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
disdainverbUS /dɪsˈdeɪn/
look down on with disdain
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
disgustverbUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
fill with distaste
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
dreadnounUS /dred/
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading It was a sort of superstitious dread.
envenomed
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From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
guardedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːrdəd/
prudent
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
hatenounUS /heɪt/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
impenetrableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpenətrəbəl/
not admitting of penetration or passage into or through
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
inwardlyadverbUS /ˈɪnwərdli/
with respect to private feelings
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/
in motion
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
perfectadjectiveUS /pərˈfekt/
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
Razumov
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From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
recklessnessnounUS /ˈrekləsnəs/
the trait of giving little thought to danger
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
secureverbUS /sɪˈkjʊr/
get by special effort
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
shudderedverbUS /ˈʃʌdərd/
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It was a sort of superstitious dread.
superstitiousadjectiveUS /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃəs/
showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
From this reading It was a sort of superstitious dread.
tempernounUS /ˈtempər/
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For all the envenomed recklessness of his temper, fed on hate and disdain, Razumov shuddered inwardly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this advantage his already?
unquestioningadjectiveUS /ənˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
not inclined to ask questions
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a sort of superstitious dread.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It guarded him from common fear, but it could not defend him from disgust at being dealt with in any way by these people.
Ziemianitch
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From this reading Now, since his position had been made more secure by their own folly at the cost of Ziemianitch, he felt the need of perfect safety, with its freedom from direct lying, with its power of moving amongst them silent, unquestioning, listening, impenetrable, like the very fate of their crimes and their folly.
