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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 Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
accept
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From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
afraid
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From this reading He was afraid that he had jaundice.
all
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From this reading The black snake of wounded vanity had been gnawing at his heart all night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The black snake of wounded vanity had been gnawing at his heart all night.
bear
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From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
bed
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From this reading When he got out of bed, Pyotr Petrovitch immediately looked in the looking-glass.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The black snake of wounded vanity had been gnawing at his heart all night.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
black
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From this reading The black snake of wounded vanity had been gnawing at his heart all night.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
day
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From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
Dounia
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From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
fact
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From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
fantastic
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From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
fateful
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From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
followed
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From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
forced
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From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
gnawing
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From this reading The black snake of wounded vanity had been gnawing at his heart all night.
got
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From this reading When he got out of bed, Pyotr Petrovitch immediately looked in the looking-glass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
heart
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From this reading The black snake of wounded vanity had been gnawing at his heart all night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The black snake of wounded vanity had been gnawing at his heart all night.
immediately
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From this reading When he got out of bed, Pyotr Petrovitch immediately looked in the looking-glass.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he got out of bed, Pyotr Petrovitch immediately looked in the looking-glass.
incredible
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From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
influences
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From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
Intensely
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From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
interview
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From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
jaundice
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From this reading He was afraid that he had jaundice.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he got out of bed, Pyotr Petrovitch immediately looked in the looking-glass.
looking-glass
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From this reading When he got out of bed, Pyotr Petrovitch immediately looked in the looking-glass.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
mother
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From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
night
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From this reading The black snake of wounded vanity had been gnawing at his heart all night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The black snake of wounded vanity had been gnawing at his heart all night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
only
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From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
out
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From this reading When he got out of bed, Pyotr Petrovitch immediately looked in the looking-glass.
Petrovitch
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From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
Pyotr
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From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
recall
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From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
snake
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From this reading The black snake of wounded vanity had been gnawing at his heart all night.
sobering
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From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
unpleasant
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From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
vanity
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From this reading The black snake of wounded vanity had been gnawing at his heart all night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Intensely unpleasant as it was, he was forced little by little to accept as a fact beyond recall what had seemed to him only the day before fantastic and incredible.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he got out of bed, Pyotr Petrovitch immediately looked in the looking-glass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The morning that followed the fateful interview with Dounia and her mother brought sobering influences to bear on Pyotr Petrovitch.
wounded
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From this reading The black snake of wounded vanity had been gnawing at his heart all night.
