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1805
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From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
1809
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From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
ago
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From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
army
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From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
binding
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From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
Borís
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From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
childish
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From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
counted
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From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
depths
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From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
engagement
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From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
episode
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From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
fingers
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From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
four
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From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
freely
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From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
happened
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From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since then she had not seen him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
important
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From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
jest
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From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
join
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From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
kissed
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From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
long-forgotten
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From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
matter
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From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
mentioned
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From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
mentioning
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From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
Moscow
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From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
mother
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From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
Natásha
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From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
near
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From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Since then she had not seen him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
Otrádnoe
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From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
promise
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From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
Rostóvs
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From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
see
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From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
seen
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From this reading Since then she had not seen him.
several
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From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since then she had not seen him.
sixteen
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From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
some
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From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
soul
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From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
spoke
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From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
Sónya
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From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
then
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From this reading Since then she had not seen him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
times
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From this reading Since Borís left Moscow in 1805 to join the army he had not seen the Rostóvs. He had been in Moscow several times, and had passed near Otrádnoe, but had never been to see them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
tormented
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From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
very
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From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But in the secret depths of her soul the question whether her engagement to Borís was a jest or an important, binding promise tormented her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
worth
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From this reading Before Sónya and her mother, if Borís happened to be mentioned, she spoke quite freely of that episode as of some childish, long-forgotten matter that was not worth mentioning.
year
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From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
years
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From this reading Natásha was sixteen and it was the year 1809, the very year to which she had counted on her fingers with Borís after they had kissed four years ago.
