adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
ambulancenounUS /ˈæmbjələns/
a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
AndrewnounUS /ˈændruː/
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
atenounUS /eɪt/
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
Borodinó
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From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
bowelsnounUS /ˈbaʊəlz/
the center of the Earth
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
breadnounUS /bred/
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
calèche
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From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
carryverbUS /ˈkæri/
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
consciousnessnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading He had regained consciousness that morning.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
fairlyadverbUS /ˈferli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
feverishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
fieldnounUS /fiːld/
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
inflammationnounUS /ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən/
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
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 The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He had regained consciousness that morning.
MoscownounUS /ˈmɑːskoʊ/
a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
Mytíshchi
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From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/
being perceived or observed
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
regainedverbUS /riˈɡeɪnd/
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading He had regained consciousness that morning.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
SevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
seventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
teanounUS /tiː/
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
temperaturenounUS /ˈtemprətʃər/
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seven days had passed since Prince Andrew found himself in the ambulance station on the field of Borodinó.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His feverish state and the inflammation of his bowels, which were injured, were in the doctor’s opinion sure to carry him off.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But on the seventh day he ate with pleasure a piece of bread with some tea, and the doctor noticed that his temperature was lower.
woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/
people who are wounded
From this reading The first night after they left Moscow had been fairly warm and he had remained in the calèche, but at Mytíshchi the wounded man himself asked to be taken out and given some tea.