adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
actornounUS /ˈæktər/
a theatrical performer
From this reading The actor gent sent this.”
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 “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
bubblingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌbəlɪŋ/
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
cabinetnounUS /ˈkæbənət/
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
cardnounUS /kɑːrd/
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
Gavrila
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From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
gentnounUS /dʒent/
informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading The actor gent sent this.”
goblets
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From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If youse please.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
MisternounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
Petrovich
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From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “If youse please.
respondedverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “I,” responded Yarchenko.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The actor gent sent this.”
SimeonnounUS /ˈsɪmiən/
(Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
traynounUS /treɪ/
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this moment Simeon walked into the cabinet with a tray upon which stood two goblets of a bubbling golden wine and lay a large visiting card.
Yarchenko
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From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “May I ask which of you here might be Mister Gavrila Petrovich Yarchenko?” he said, looking over all those sitting.
youse
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From this reading “If youse please.
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