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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 The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
advanced
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From this reading Seeing that she was standing in the doorway not allowing him to pass, he advanced straight upon her.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
allowing
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From this reading Seeing that she was standing in the doorway not allowing him to pass, he advanced straight upon her.
almost
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From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
attempting
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From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
back
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From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
crack
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From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
darkness
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From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
disarm
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From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
door
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From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
doorway
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From this reading Seeing that she was standing in the doorway not allowing him to pass, he advanced straight upon her.
dragged
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From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
eyes
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From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
Fearing
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From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
frightened
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From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
go
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From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Raskolnikov lost his head and nearly made a great mistake.
handle
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From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
head
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From this reading Then Raskolnikov lost his head and nearly made a great mistake.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Raskolnikov lost his head and nearly made a great mistake.
hold
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From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
hoping
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From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seeing that she was standing in the doorway not allowing him to pass, he advanced straight upon her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
lost
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From this reading Then Raskolnikov lost his head and nearly made a great mistake.
made
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From this reading Then Raskolnikov lost his head and nearly made a great mistake.
mistake
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From this reading Then Raskolnikov lost his head and nearly made a great mistake.
nearly
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From this reading Then Raskolnikov lost his head and nearly made a great mistake.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
old
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From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
opened
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From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
out
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From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
pass
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From this reading Seeing that she was standing in the doorway not allowing him to pass, he advanced straight upon her.
prevent
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From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
pull
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From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
Raskolnikov
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From this reading Then Raskolnikov lost his head and nearly made a great mistake.
Seeing
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From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
sharp
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From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
shut
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From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
sight
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From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
stairs
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From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Seeing that she was standing in the doorway not allowing him to pass, he advanced straight upon her.
stared
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From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
straight
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From this reading Seeing that she was standing in the doorway not allowing him to pass, he advanced straight upon her.
suspicions
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From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
suspicious
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From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
Then
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From this reading Then Raskolnikov lost his head and nearly made a great mistake.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
tiny
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From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
two
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From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Seeing that she was standing in the doorway not allowing him to pass, he advanced straight upon her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was as before opened a tiny crack, and again two sharp and suspicious eyes stared at him out of the darkness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seeing this she did not pull the door back, but she did not let go the handle so that he almost dragged her out with it on to the stairs.
woman
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From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew it towards him to prevent the old woman from attempting to shut it again.
