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Chapter XVIII

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Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Youth

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
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Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
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The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
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He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
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That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.”

Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.”

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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 He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

all

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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

attracted

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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

beard

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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

become

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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

black

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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

bristly

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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

brusque

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

cheerful

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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

circle

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

clever

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

Consequently

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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

constant

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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

dark

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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

deep

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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

derived

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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

detect

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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

envied

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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

evidently

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

exceptionally

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

expression

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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

exterior

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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

extremely

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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

eyes

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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

face

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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

feel

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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

fellow

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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

fellows

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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

forehead

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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

glistening

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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

good-fellowship

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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

greatly

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

hair

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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

honourable

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

independent

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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

insuperably

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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

intellectual

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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

kind

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

knew

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

lead

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

lively

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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

low

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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

made

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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

now

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

number

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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

Operoff

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

perennially

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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

please

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

polished

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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

prominent

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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

repellent

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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

thick

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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

thick-set

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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

trimming

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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.

united

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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

up

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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.

Zuchin

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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.