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Under Western Eyes

Chapter XXXIV

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Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.
“All right.
Well--good-bye.”
“I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.
“You can’t refuse me that now.
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Under Western Eyes

Chapter XXXIV

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.
Line 2
“All right.
Line 3
Well--good-bye.”
Line 4
“I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.
Line 5
“You can’t refuse me that now.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““All right.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well--good-bye.””

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.”

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All

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From this reading “All right.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

calm

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From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

can't

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From this reading “You can’t refuse me that now.

declared

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From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

determination

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From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

entreating

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From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

existence

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From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

fly

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From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

going

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From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

good-bye

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From this reading Well--good-bye.”

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

I've

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From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

Kostia

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From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

leave

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From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

loss

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From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

lost

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From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “You can’t refuse me that now.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

now

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From this reading “You can’t refuse me that now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

out

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From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

Petersburg

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From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

Razumov

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From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

refuse

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From this reading “You can’t refuse me that now.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All right.

roused

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From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

seen

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From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

St

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From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “You can’t refuse me that now.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

unexpectedly

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From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

unpleasantly

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From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

voice

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From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

Well

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From this reading Well--good-bye.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I am not going to leave you till I’ve seen you out of St. Petersburg,” declared Kostia unexpectedly, with calm determination.

youth's

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From this reading Razumov, lost in thought, had forgotten his existence till the youth’s voice, entreating him to fly without loss of time, roused him unpleasantly.