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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.