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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 In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
accumulating
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
active
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
age
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
aged
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
azure
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
brilliant
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
capital
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
character
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
class
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
cloudlets
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
comprehended
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
day
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
decided
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
depths
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
died
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
Dmitrievna
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From this reading The former was named Marya Dmitrievna Kalitin.
early
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
education
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
energetic
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
evening
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
fairly
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
fifty
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
floating
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
former
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From this reading The former was named Marya Dmitrievna Kalitin.
formerly
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
front
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
Government
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
governmental
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
heavens
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
high
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
house
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
hung
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
husband
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
inclining
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
Kalitin
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From this reading The former was named Marya Dmitrievna Kalitin.
known
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
man
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
Marya
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From this reading The former was named Marya Dmitrievna Kalitin.
money
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
named
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From this reading The former was named Marya Dmitrievna Kalitin.
necessity
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
O
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
official
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
old
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
opening
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
other
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
outlying
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
past
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
poverty-stricken
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
previously
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
procurator
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
received
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
retreating
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
rose-tinted
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
sat
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
seventy
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
society
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
splenetic
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
spring
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
streets
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
stubborn
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
studied
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
ten
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
tiny
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
two
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
university
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
up
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
very
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From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The brilliant, spring day was inclining toward the evening, tiny rose-tinted cloudlets hung high in the heavens, and seemed not to be floating past, but retreating into the very depths of the azure.
way
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From this reading He had received a fairly good education, had studied at the university, but, having been born in a poverty-stricken class of society, he had early comprehended the necessity of opening up a way for himself, and of accumulating money.
well
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From this reading Her husband, formerly the governmental procurator, well known in his day as an active official--a man of energetic and decided character, splenetic and stubborn--had died ten years previously.
window
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
women
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
years
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From this reading In front of the open window of a handsome house, in one of the outlying streets of O * * * the capital of a Government, sat two women; one fifty years of age, the other seventy years old, and already aged.
