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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 By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
all
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From this reading "Come, come, Vjera," said the Cossack in an encouraging tone, "it is not so bad after all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Come, come, Vjera," said the Cossack in an encouraging tone, "it is not so bad after all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
arms
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
asleep
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From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
attempt
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
attitude
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
back
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
bad
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From this reading "Come, come, Vjera," said the Cossack in an encouraging tone, "it is not so bad after all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Vjera seemed to be stupefied by the sense of disappointment.
bell
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
bent
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
better
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From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Vjera seemed to be stupefied by the sense of disappointment.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, come, Vjera," said the Cossack in an encouraging tone, "it is not so bad after all.
Cossack
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From this reading "Come, come, Vjera," said the Cossack in an encouraging tone, "it is not so bad after all.
Count
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From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
cruelty
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From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
despair
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Vjera seemed to be stupefied by the sense of disappointment.
door
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
door-post
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
dreaming
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From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
effort
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From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
encouraging
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From this reading "Come, come, Vjera," said the Cossack in an encouraging tone, "it is not so bad after all.
expressing
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
failure
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From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
fall
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
fast
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From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
hand
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
head
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
home
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From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
house
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
how
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come, come, Vjera," said the Cossack in an encouraging tone, "it is not so bad after all.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come, come, Vjera," said the Cossack in an encouraging tone, "it is not so bad after all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Come, come, Vjera," said the Cossack in an encouraging tone, "it is not so bad after all.
kindly
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From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
leaned
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
muffled
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Come, come, Vjera," said the Cossack in an encouraging tone, "it is not so bad after all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
out
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
put
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
realising
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
ring
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
said
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From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
Schmidt
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From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vjera seemed to be stupefied by the sense of disappointment.
sense
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From this reading Vjera seemed to be stupefied by the sense of disappointment.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
sides
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Come, come, Vjera," said the Cossack in an encouraging tone, "it is not so bad after all.
stupefied
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From this reading Vjera seemed to be stupefied by the sense of disappointment.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
then
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vjera seemed to be stupefied by the sense of disappointment.
tobacconist's
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
tone
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From this reading "Come, come, Vjera," said the Cossack in an encouraging tone, "it is not so bad after all.
total
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From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
up
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From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
useless
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
Vjera
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From this reading Vjera seemed to be stupefied by the sense of disappointment.
wake
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From this reading By this time the Count is fast asleep and is dreaming of his fortune, you know, so that it would be a cruelty to wake him up.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
whole
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From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She went back to the door of the tobacconist's house and put out her hand as though to ring the bell again then, realising how useless the attempt would be, she let her arms fall by her sides and leaned against the door-post, her muffled head bent forward and her whole attitude expressing her despair.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You had better let me take you home," said Schmidt, kindly, after the total failure of the last effort.
