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1813
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From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
1820
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From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
all
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From this reading Now her face and body were often all that one saw, and her soul was not visible at all.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
animation
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From this reading In her face there was none of the ever-glowing animation that had formerly burned there and constituted its charm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now her face and body were often all that one saw, and her soul was not visible at all.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now her face and body were often all that one saw, and her soul was not visible at all.
broader
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From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
burned
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From this reading In her face there was none of the ever-glowing animation that had formerly burned there and constituted its charm.
calm
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From this reading Her features were more defined and had a calm, soft, and serene expression.
charm
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From this reading In her face there was none of the ever-glowing animation that had formerly burned there and constituted its charm.
constituted
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From this reading In her face there was none of the ever-glowing animation that had formerly burned there and constituted its charm.
daughters
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From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
days
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From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
defined
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From this reading Her features were more defined and had a calm, soft, and serene expression.
difficult
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From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
early
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From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
ever-glowing
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From this reading In her face there was none of the ever-glowing animation that had formerly burned there and constituted its charm.
expression
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From this reading Her features were more defined and had a calm, soft, and serene expression.
face
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From this reading In her face there was none of the ever-glowing animation that had formerly burned there and constituted its charm.
features
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From this reading Her features were more defined and had a calm, soft, and serene expression.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
former
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From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
formerly
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From this reading In her face there was none of the ever-glowing animation that had formerly burned there and constituted its charm.
grown
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From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her features were more defined and had a calm, soft, and serene expression.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In her face there was none of the ever-glowing animation that had formerly burned there and constituted its charm.
lively
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From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
longed
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From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
married
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From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
more
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From this reading Her features were more defined and had a calm, soft, and serene expression.
motherly
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From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
Natásha
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From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading In her face there was none of the ever-glowing animation that had formerly burned there and constituted its charm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now her face and body were often all that one saw, and her soul was not visible at all.
now
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From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
nursing
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From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
often
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From this reading Now her face and body were often all that one saw, and her soul was not visible at all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now her face and body were often all that one saw, and her soul was not visible at all.
recognize
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From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
robust
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From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
saw
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From this reading Now her face and body were often all that one saw, and her soul was not visible at all.
serene
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From this reading Her features were more defined and had a calm, soft, and serene expression.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
slim
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From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
soft
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From this reading Her features were more defined and had a calm, soft, and serene expression.
son
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From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
soul
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From this reading Now her face and body were often all that one saw, and her soul was not visible at all.
spring
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From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
stouter
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From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
there
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From this reading In her face there was none of the ever-glowing animation that had formerly burned there and constituted its charm.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
three
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From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
visible
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From this reading Now her face and body were often all that one saw, and her soul was not visible at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her features were more defined and had a calm, soft, and serene expression.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Natásha had married in the early spring of 1813, and in 1820 already had three daughters besides a son for whom she had longed and whom she was now nursing.
woman
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From this reading She had grown stouter and broader, so that it was difficult to recognize in this robust, motherly woman the slim, lively Natásha of former days.
