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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Indeed?” retorted Dimitri with an impatient toss of his head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
anxiously
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From this reading Meanwhile Sophia Ivanovna kept looking anxiously at us as she turned first to her nephew, and then to her niece, and then to myself.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
articulated
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From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meanwhile Sophia Ivanovna kept looking anxiously at us as she turned first to her nephew, and then to her niece, and then to myself.
careful
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From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
clear
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From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
confronts
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From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
deride
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From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
despise
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From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
DESPISING
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From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
Dimitri
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From this reading “Indeed?” retorted Dimitri with an impatient toss of his head.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
extraordinarily
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From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
head
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From this reading “Indeed?” retorted Dimitri with an impatient toss of his head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Indeed?” retorted Dimitri with an impatient toss of his head.
impatient
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From this reading “Indeed?” retorted Dimitri with an impatient toss of his head.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
Indeed
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From this reading “Indeed?” retorted Dimitri with an impatient toss of his head.
invariably
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From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
Ivan
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From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
Ivanovna
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From this reading Meanwhile Sophia Ivanovna kept looking anxiously at us as she turned first to her nephew, and then to her niece, and then to myself.
kept
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From this reading Meanwhile Sophia Ivanovna kept looking anxiously at us as she turned first to her nephew, and then to her niece, and then to myself.
looking
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From this reading Meanwhile Sophia Ivanovna kept looking anxiously at us as she turned first to her nephew, and then to her niece, and then to myself.
man
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From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Sophia Ivanovna kept looking anxiously at us as she turned first to her nephew, and then to her niece, and then to myself.
most
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From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Meanwhile Sophia Ivanovna kept looking anxiously at us as she turned first to her nephew, and then to her niece, and then to myself.
nephew
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From this reading Meanwhile Sophia Ivanovna kept looking anxiously at us as she turned first to her nephew, and then to her niece, and then to myself.
niece
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From this reading Meanwhile Sophia Ivanovna kept looking anxiously at us as she turned first to her nephew, and then to her niece, and then to myself.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
Now
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From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Indeed?” retorted Dimitri with an impatient toss of his head.
only
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From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
other
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From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
people
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From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
person
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From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
place
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From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
precision
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From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
profess
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From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
retorted
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From this reading “Indeed?” retorted Dimitri with an impatient toss of his head.
saying
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From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
second
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From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
see
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From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
Sophia
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From this reading Meanwhile Sophia Ivanovna kept looking anxiously at us as she turned first to her nephew, and then to her niece, and then to myself.
speak
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From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
syllable
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From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
then
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From this reading Meanwhile Sophia Ivanovna kept looking anxiously at us as she turned first to her nephew, and then to her niece, and then to myself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
toss
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From this reading “Indeed?” retorted Dimitri with an impatient toss of his head.
turned
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From this reading Meanwhile Sophia Ivanovna kept looking anxiously at us as she turned first to her nephew, and then to her niece, and then to myself.
unthinking
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From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meanwhile Sophia Ivanovna kept looking anxiously at us as she turned first to her nephew, and then to her niece, and then to myself.
Varenika
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From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
voice
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From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Varenika was saying in her clear voice, as she articulated each syllable with careful precision.
Yakovlevitch
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From this reading “Now, in the first place, only a most unthinking person could ever speak of DESPISING such a remarkable man as Ivan Yakovlevitch, while, in the second place, it is YOU who invariably profess to see nothing good in what confronts you.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In anything that other people deride and despise you invariably profess to see something extraordinarily good!”
