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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
apparently
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From this reading But he stood in the waiting-room, and people, who apparently had nothing to do with him, were continually passing to and fro before him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he stood in the waiting-room, and people, who apparently had nothing to do with him, were continually passing to and fro before him.
causes
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
clerks
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From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
continually
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From this reading But he stood in the waiting-room, and people, who apparently had nothing to do with him, were continually passing to and fro before him.
criminal
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
department
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But he stood in the waiting-room, and people, who apparently had nothing to do with him, were continually passing to and fro before him.
eleven
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
escape
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From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
expected
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From this reading He had expected that they would pounce upon him.
fro
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From this reading But he stood in the waiting-room, and people, who apparently had nothing to do with him, were continually passing to and fro before him.
guard
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From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had expected that they would pounce upon him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had expected that they would pounce upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
investigation
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
kept
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
like
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From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
minutes
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But he stood in the waiting-room, and people, who apparently had nothing to do with him, were continually passing to and fro before him.
notion
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From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
o'clock
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
obviously
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From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
office
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From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
passing
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From this reading But he stood in the waiting-room, and people, who apparently had nothing to do with him, were continually passing to and fro before him.
people
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From this reading But he stood in the waiting-room, and people, who apparently had nothing to do with him, were continually passing to and fro before him.
Petrovitch
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
Porfiry
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
pounce
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From this reading He had expected that they would pounce upon him.
prevent
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From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
punctually
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
Raskolnikov
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
room
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From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
see
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From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
sent
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
several
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From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
sitting
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From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
some
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From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he stood in the waiting-room, and people, who apparently had nothing to do with him, were continually passing to and fro before him.
summoned
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
suspiciously
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From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
ten
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had expected that they would pounce upon him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
there
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From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had expected that they would pounce upon him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
uneasily
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From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had expected that they would pounce upon him.
waiting
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From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
waiting-room
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From this reading But he stood in the waiting-room, and people, who apparently had nothing to do with him, were continually passing to and fro before him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
watch
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From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But he stood in the waiting-room, and people, who apparently had nothing to do with him, were continually passing to and fro before him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When next morning at eleven o’clock punctually Raskolnikov went into the department of the investigation of criminal causes and sent his name in to Porfiry Petrovitch, he was surprised at being kept waiting so long: it was at least ten minutes before he was summoned.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He looked uneasily and suspiciously about him to see whether there was not some guard, some mysterious watch being kept on him to prevent his escape.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But he stood in the waiting-room, and people, who apparently had nothing to do with him, were continually passing to and fro before him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he stood in the waiting-room, and people, who apparently had nothing to do with him, were continually passing to and fro before him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had expected that they would pounce upon him.
writing
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From this reading In the next room which looked like an office, several clerks were sitting writing and obviously they had no notion who or what Raskolnikov might be.
