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Chapter I

Chapter 1, section 1: JOHN W. LUCE & CO. Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.” The abbreviated form is the more intimate and familiar. The Russian dishes
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JOHN W. LUCE & CO.
Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”
The abbreviated form is the more intimate and familiar.
The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.
_Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Bet

Chapter I

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JOHN W. LUCE & CO.
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Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”
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The abbreviated form is the more intimate and familiar.
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The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.
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_Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Exact adjective US /ɪɡˈzækt/

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading “The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.”

JOHN noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “JOHN W. LUCE & CO.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.””

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.””

All words in this reading · 46

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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 Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.

abbreviated

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From this reading The abbreviated form is the more intimate and familiar.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”

cabbage

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From this reading _Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.

CO

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From this reading JOHN W. LUCE & CO.

dishes

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From this reading The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.

dumplings

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From this reading _Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.

eaten

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From this reading _Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.

equivalents

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From this reading The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.

exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/

Strictly particular and correct.

From this reading The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.

familiar

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From this reading The abbreviated form is the more intimate and familiar.

form

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From this reading The abbreviated form is the more intimate and familiar.

forms

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From this reading Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.

intimate

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From this reading The abbreviated form is the more intimate and familiar.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The abbreviated form is the more intimate and familiar.

JOHN

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From this reading JOHN W. LUCE & CO.

kasha

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From this reading _Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.

kind

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From this reading _Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.

LUCE

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From this reading JOHN W. LUCE & CO.

made

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From this reading _Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.

meaning

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From this reading Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”

mentioned

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From this reading The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.

more

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From this reading The abbreviated form is the more intimate and familiar.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”

porridge

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From this reading _Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.

Russian

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From this reading The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”

schi

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From this reading _Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.

son

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From this reading Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”

Sossoulki

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From this reading _Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.

soup

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From this reading _Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.

sour

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From this reading _Sossoulki_ are a kind of little dumplings eaten in soup; _schi_ is a soup made of sour cabbage; and _kasha_ is a kind of porridge.

Stepanich

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From this reading Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”

Stephen

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From this reading Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”

Stiepanovich

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From this reading Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”

Story

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From this reading The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.

Tedious

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From this reading The Russian dishes mentioned in “A Tedious Story” have no exact equivalents.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”

two

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From this reading Stiepanovich and Stepanich are two forms of the same name, meaning--“son of Stephen.”

W

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From this reading JOHN W. LUCE & CO.

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