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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
All
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From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The yard was crowded with peasant carts, some loaded high and already corded up, others still empty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
August
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From this reading On Saturday, the thirty-first of August, everything in the Rostóvs’ house seemed topsy-turvy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
carried
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From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
carrying
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From this reading The peasants and house serfs carrying out the things were treading heavily on the parquet floors.
carts
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From this reading The yard was crowded with peasant carts, some loaded high and already corded up, others still empty.
corded
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crowded
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From this reading The yard was crowded with peasant carts, some loaded high and already corded up, others still empty.
doors
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From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
down
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empty
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From this reading The yard was crowded with peasant carts, some loaded high and already corded up, others still empty.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading On Saturday, the thirty-first of August, everything in the Rostóvs’ house seemed topsy-turvy.
floors
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From this reading The peasants and house serfs carrying out the things were treading heavily on the parquet floors.
furniture
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From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
hay
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From this reading There were trunks in the rooms, and hay, wrapping paper, and ropes were scattered about.
heavily
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From this reading The peasants and house serfs carrying out the things were treading heavily on the parquet floors.
high
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house
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From this reading On Saturday, the thirty-first of August, everything in the Rostóvs’ house seemed topsy-turvy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Saturday, the thirty-first of August, everything in the Rostóvs’ house seemed topsy-turvy.
loaded
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From this reading The yard was crowded with peasant carts, some loaded high and already corded up, others still empty.
mirrors
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From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
moved
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From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Saturday, the thirty-first of August, everything in the Rostóvs’ house seemed topsy-turvy.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Saturday, the thirty-first of August, everything in the Rostóvs’ house seemed topsy-turvy.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
others
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From this reading The yard was crowded with peasant carts, some loaded high and already corded up, others still empty.
out
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From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
paper
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From this reading There were trunks in the rooms, and hay, wrapping paper, and ropes were scattered about.
parquet
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peasant
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peasants
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pictures
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From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
rooms
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From this reading There were trunks in the rooms, and hay, wrapping paper, and ropes were scattered about.
ropes
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From this reading There were trunks in the rooms, and hay, wrapping paper, and ropes were scattered about.
Rostóvs
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From this reading On Saturday, the thirty-first of August, everything in the Rostóvs’ house seemed topsy-turvy.
Saturday
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From this reading On Saturday, the thirty-first of August, everything in the Rostóvs’ house seemed topsy-turvy.
scattered
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From this reading There were trunks in the rooms, and hay, wrapping paper, and ropes were scattered about.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Saturday, the thirty-first of August, everything in the Rostóvs’ house seemed topsy-turvy.
serfs
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From this reading The peasants and house serfs carrying out the things were treading heavily on the parquet floors.
some
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From this reading The yard was crowded with peasant carts, some loaded high and already corded up, others still empty.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The yard was crowded with peasant carts, some loaded high and already corded up, others still empty.
taken
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From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Saturday, the thirty-first of August, everything in the Rostóvs’ house seemed topsy-turvy.
There
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From this reading There were trunks in the rooms, and hay, wrapping paper, and ropes were scattered about.
things
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From this reading The peasants and house serfs carrying out the things were treading heavily on the parquet floors.
thirty-first
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topsy-turvy
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treading
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From this reading The peasants and house serfs carrying out the things were treading heavily on the parquet floors.
trunks
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From this reading There were trunks in the rooms, and hay, wrapping paper, and ropes were scattered about.
up
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From this reading The yard was crowded with peasant carts, some loaded high and already corded up, others still empty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the doors were open, all the furniture was being carried out or moved about, and the mirrors and pictures had been taken down.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The yard was crowded with peasant carts, some loaded high and already corded up, others still empty.
wrapping
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From this reading There were trunks in the rooms, and hay, wrapping paper, and ropes were scattered about.
yard
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From this reading The yard was crowded with peasant carts, some loaded high and already corded up, others still empty.
