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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 The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
attending
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From this reading Pierre proposed going to his estates in the south and there attending to the welfare of his serfs.
attention
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From this reading Now and then his attention wandered from the book and the Square and he formed in imagination a new plan of life.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
book
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
combination
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
day
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
duel
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From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
Emperor
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From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
entered
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From this reading He was joyfully planning this new life, when Prince Vasíli suddenly entered the room.
estates
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From this reading Pierre proposed going to his estates in the south and there attending to the welfare of his serfs.
evening
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From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
fathom
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
formed
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From this reading Now and then his attention wandered from the book and the Square and he formed in imagination a new plan of life.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now and then his attention wandered from the book and the Square and he formed in imagination a new plan of life.
God
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
going
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From this reading Pierre proposed going to his estates in the south and there attending to the welfare of his serfs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
heard
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From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now and then his attention wandered from the book and the Square and he formed in imagination a new plan of life.
home
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
imagination
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From this reading Now and then his attention wandered from the book and the Square and he formed in imagination a new plan of life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now and then his attention wandered from the book and the Square and he formed in imagination a new plan of life.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
joyfully
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From this reading He was joyfully planning this new life, when Prince Vasíli suddenly entered the room.
leave
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From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and then his attention wandered from the book and the Square and he formed in imagination a new plan of life.
Lodge
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
moral
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
new
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From this reading Now and then his attention wandered from the book and the Square and he formed in imagination a new plan of life.
Now
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From this reading Now and then his attention wandered from the book and the Square and he formed in imagination a new plan of life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
Petersburg
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From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
physical
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
Pierre
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
plan
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From this reading Now and then his attention wandered from the book and the Square and he formed in imagination a new plan of life.
planning
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From this reading He was joyfully planning this new life, when Prince Vasíli suddenly entered the room.
previous
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From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
Prince
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From this reading He was joyfully planning this new life, when Prince Vasíli suddenly entered the room.
proposed
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From this reading Pierre proposed going to his estates in the south and there attending to the welfare of his serfs.
reached
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From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
reading
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
received
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
room
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From this reading He was joyfully planning this new life, when Prince Vasíli suddenly entered the room.
rumor
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From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
serfs
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From this reading Pierre proposed going to his estates in the south and there attending to the welfare of his serfs.
side
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
significance
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
sitting
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
south
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From this reading Pierre proposed going to his estates in the south and there attending to the welfare of his serfs.
Square
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was joyfully planning this new life, when Prince Vasíli suddenly entered the room.
symbolized
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
then
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From this reading Now and then his attention wandered from the book and the Square and he formed in imagination a new plan of life.
there
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From this reading Pierre proposed going to his estates in the south and there attending to the welfare of his serfs.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
things
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was joyfully planning this new life, when Prince Vasíli suddenly entered the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
trying
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From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
Vasíli
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From this reading He was joyfully planning this new life, when Prince Vasíli suddenly entered the room.
wandered
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From this reading Now and then his attention wandered from the book and the Square and he formed in imagination a new plan of life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
welfare
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From this reading Pierre proposed going to his estates in the south and there attending to the welfare of his serfs.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was joyfully planning this new life, when Prince Vasíli suddenly entered the room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day after he had been received into the Lodge, Pierre was sitting at home reading a book and trying to fathom the significance of the Square, one side of which symbolized God, another moral things, a third physical things, and the fourth a combination of these.
wiser
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From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the previous evening at the Lodge, he had heard that a rumor of his duel had reached the Emperor and that it would be wiser for him to leave Petersburg.
