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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 A ROMANCE OF THE STEPPE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
allow
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
bright
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
Cherniávski
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
clinked
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
consented
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
crossed
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
dark-eyed
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
devoutly
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Who she was I had no idea, and Paul did not enlighten me.
dingy
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
discovered
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
door
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
Dragoons
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
enlighten
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From this reading Who she was I had no idea, and Paul did not enlighten me.
exceedingly
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
false
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From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
few
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
final
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
friend
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
frozen
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
glasses
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
hanging
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
hissing
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
hour
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
idea
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From this reading Who she was I had no idea, and Paul did not enlighten me.
ikon
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
introduced
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
Irkutsk
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
jingling
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
lady
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
Lebiázhia
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From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
lieutenant
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
Mariána
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
merrily
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
miles
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
mission
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From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
moment
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
moments
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
moonlight
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Who she was I had no idea, and Paul did not enlighten me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Who she was I had no idea, and Paul did not enlighten me.
Néstoff
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A ROMANCE OF THE STEPPE.
old
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
only
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
Ourals
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
passport
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From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
Paul
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
post-house
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
pretty
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
quarter
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
ROMANCE
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From this reading A ROMANCE OF THE STEPPE.
runners
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
Russian
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who she was I had no idea, and Paul did not enlighten me.
Siberia
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
sleigh-bells
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
snow
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
sped
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
STEPPE
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From this reading A ROMANCE OF THE STEPPE.
surprise
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A ROMANCE OF THE STEPPE.
thousand
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
town
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From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
travel
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
travelling
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From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
twenty-two
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
two
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
Tzar's
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
usual
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From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
Uziansk
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From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
way
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From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our final glasses had been clinked; Mademoiselle had crossed herself devoutly before the _ikon_ hanging over the door of the dingy old post-house at Uziansk, at the foot of the Ourals; and in a few moments our sleigh-bells were jingling merrily, and our runners hissing over the frozen snow, as the pretty Russian and myself sped along in the bright moonlight on our journey of over two thousand miles into Siberia.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was on my way to the little town of Lebiázhia, on a secret mission, and was travelling, as usual, with a false passport.
young
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From this reading At the last moment I had been asked by my old friend, Paul Cherniávski, lieutenant in the Tzar’s Dragoons, to allow a friend of his to travel with me to Irkutsk; and having consented, I had discovered, to my surprise, that his friend—who was introduced to me only a quarter of an hour before as Mademoiselle Mariána Néstoff—was an exceedingly handsome, dark-eyed young lady of about twenty-two.
