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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 They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
Alexandrovna
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From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Don’t believe it, then!” answered Raskolnikov, with a cold, careless smile.
approaching
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From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
arguments
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From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You were noticing nothing as usual, but I was weighing every word.”
Bakaleyev's
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From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You were noticing nothing as usual, but I was weighing every word.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
can't
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From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
careless
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From this reading “Don’t believe it, then!” answered Raskolnikov, with a cold, careless smile.
cold
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From this reading “Don’t believe it, then!” answered Raskolnikov, with a cold, careless smile.
confused
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From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
discussion
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From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
Dounia
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From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “You were noticing nothing as usual, but I was weighing every word.”
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
fact
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From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
heat
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From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
kept
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From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
lodgings
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From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “You were noticing nothing as usual, but I was weighing every word.”
noticing
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From this reading “You were noticing nothing as usual, but I was weighing every word.”
now
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From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
openly
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From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
perplexity
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From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
Pulcheria
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From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
Raskolnikov
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From this reading “Don’t believe it, then!” answered Raskolnikov, with a cold, careless smile.
Raskolnikov's
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From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
Razumihin
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From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
refute
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From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
smile
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From this reading “Don’t believe it, then!” answered Raskolnikov, with a cold, careless smile.
speaking
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From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
stopping
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From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
then
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From this reading “Don’t believe it, then!” answered Raskolnikov, with a cold, careless smile.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
trying
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From this reading “I don’t believe it, I can’t believe it!” repeated Razumihin, trying in perplexity to refute Raskolnikov’s arguments.
usual
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From this reading “You were noticing nothing as usual, but I was weighing every word.”
very
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From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You were noticing nothing as usual, but I was weighing every word.”
way
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From this reading Razumihin kept stopping on the way in the heat of discussion, confused and excited by the very fact that they were for the first time speaking openly about _it_.
weighing
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From this reading “You were noticing nothing as usual, but I was weighing every word.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They were by now approaching Bakaleyev’s lodgings, where Pulcheria Alexandrovna and Dounia had been expecting them a long while.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Don’t believe it, then!” answered Raskolnikov, with a cold, careless smile.
word
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From this reading “You were noticing nothing as usual, but I was weighing every word.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You were noticing nothing as usual, but I was weighing every word.”
