adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
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 In the Club all was going on as usual.
Anatole
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From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the Club all was going on as usual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
breathingnounUS /ˈbriːðɪŋ/
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
ClubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Pierre drove to the Club.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading In the Club all was going on as usual.
gypsiesnounUS /ˈdʒɪpsiz/
plural of “gypsy” — a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading He was not at the ice hills, nor at the gypsies’, nor at Komoneno’s.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He was not at the ice hills, nor at the gypsies’, nor at Komoneno’s.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
icenounUS /aɪs/
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading He was not at the ice hills, nor at the gypsies’, nor at Komoneno’s.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
Komoneno's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not at the ice hills, nor at the gypsies’, nor at Komoneno’s.
Kurágin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was not at the ice hills, nor at the gypsies’, nor at Komoneno’s.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the Club all was going on as usual.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
PierrenounUS /piˈer/
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
rushedadjectiveUS /rʌʃt/
done under pressure
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
seekingnounUS /ˈsiːkɪŋ/
the act of searching for something
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading In the Club all was going on as usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not at the ice hills, nor at the gypsies’, nor at Komoneno’s.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Pierre did not stay for dinner, but left the room and went away at once.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He drove through the town seeking Anatole Kurágin, at the thought of whom now the blood rushed to his heart and he felt a difficulty in breathing.
