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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 This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
affectation
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From this reading Mistrustfully and with an affectation of being alarmed and almost affronted, he scanned Raskolnikov’s low and narrow “cabin.”
affronted
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From this reading Mistrustfully and with an affectation of being alarmed and almost affronted, he scanned Raskolnikov’s low and narrow “cabin.”
alarmed
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From this reading Mistrustfully and with an affectation of being alarmed and almost affronted, he scanned Raskolnikov’s low and narrow “cabin.”
almost
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From this reading Mistrustfully and with an affectation of being alarmed and almost affronted, he scanned Raskolnikov’s low and narrow “cabin.”
amazement
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From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mistrustfully and with an affectation of being alarmed and almost affronted, he scanned Raskolnikov’s low and narrow “cabin.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
asking
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From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
astonishment
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From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mistrustfully and with an affectation of being alarmed and almost affronted, he scanned Raskolnikov’s low and narrow “cabin.”
boldly
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From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
cabin
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From this reading Mistrustfully and with an affectation of being alarmed and almost affronted, he scanned Raskolnikov’s low and narrow “cabin.”
cautious
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From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
countenance
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From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
deliberation
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From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
dirty
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From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
dishevelled
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From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
doorway
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From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
face
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From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
figure
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From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
fixedly
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From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
inquiringly
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From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
lay
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From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
longer
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From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
looking
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From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
low
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From this reading Mistrustfully and with an affectation of being alarmed and almost affronted, he scanned Raskolnikov’s low and narrow “cabin.”
miserable
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From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
Mistrustfully
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From this reading Mistrustfully and with an affectation of being alarmed and almost affronted, he scanned Raskolnikov’s low and narrow “cabin.”
narrow
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From this reading Mistrustfully and with an affectation of being alarmed and almost affronted, he scanned Raskolnikov’s low and narrow “cabin.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
offensive
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From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
place
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From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
portly
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From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
Raskolnikov
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From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
Raskolnikov's
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From this reading Mistrustfully and with an affectation of being alarmed and almost affronted, he scanned Raskolnikov’s low and narrow “cabin.”
Razumihin
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From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
rising
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From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
scanned
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From this reading Mistrustfully and with an affectation of being alarmed and almost affronted, he scanned Raskolnikov’s low and narrow “cabin.”
scrutinised
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From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
seat
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From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
sofa
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From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
sort
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From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
sour
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From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
stared
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From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
staring
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From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
stiff
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From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
stopping
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From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
Then
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From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
uncouth
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From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
undisguised
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From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
undressed
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From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
unkempt
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From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
unshaven
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From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
unwashed
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From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading With the same amazement he stared at Raskolnikov, who lay undressed, dishevelled, unwashed, on his miserable dirty sofa, looking fixedly at him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He began by stopping short in the doorway, staring about him with offensive and undisguised astonishment, as though asking himself what sort of place he had come to.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then with the same deliberation he scrutinised the uncouth, unkempt figure and unshaven face of Razumihin, who looked him boldly and inquiringly in the face without rising from his seat.
young
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From this reading This was a gentleman no longer young, of a stiff and portly appearance, and a cautious and sour countenance.
