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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 HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The newcomers were drafted off to the already crowded kameras, and the grey-clad droves settled again to their aimless wanderings.
aimless
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From this reading The newcomers were drafted off to the already crowded kameras, and the grey-clad droves settled again to their aimless wanderings.
all
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The newcomers were drafted off to the already crowded kameras, and the grey-clad droves settled again to their aimless wanderings.
always
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From this reading The sight of the weary women and children, smelling like wild beasts from the close confinement of the barges, was always a saddening one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
arrived
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
barges
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
barrow
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
beasts
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From this reading The sight of the weary women and children, smelling like wild beasts from the close confinement of the barges, was always a saddening one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
belongings
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Pavlof lay where he was.
came
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
carthorse
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
children
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From this reading The sight of the weary women and children, smelling like wild beasts from the close confinement of the barges, was always a saddening one.
close
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From this reading The sight of the weary women and children, smelling like wild beasts from the close confinement of the barges, was always a saddening one.
confinement
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From this reading The sight of the weary women and children, smelling like wild beasts from the close confinement of the barges, was always a saddening one.
containing
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
crowd
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
crowded
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From this reading The newcomers were drafted off to the already crowded kameras, and the grey-clad droves settled again to their aimless wanderings.
deposit
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
dicers
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
dog
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
drafted
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From this reading The newcomers were drafted off to the already crowded kameras, and the grey-clad droves settled again to their aimless wanderings.
droves
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From this reading The newcomers were drafted off to the already crowded kameras, and the grey-clad droves settled again to their aimless wanderings.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
game
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
gates
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
gathered
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
grey
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
grey-clad
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From this reading The newcomers were drafted off to the already crowded kameras, and the grey-clad droves settled again to their aimless wanderings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
HADES
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Pavlof lay where he was.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
house
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
HOW
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
inhabitants
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
intent
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
kameras
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From this reading The newcomers were drafted off to the already crowded kameras, and the grey-clad droves settled again to their aimless wanderings.
late
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
lay
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From this reading But Pavlof lay where he was.
like
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From this reading The sight of the weary women and children, smelling like wild beasts from the close confinement of the barges, was always a saddening one.
lines
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
log
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
man
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
MET
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
motley
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
musing
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
newcomers
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From this reading The newcomers were drafted off to the already crowded kameras, and the grey-clad droves settled again to their aimless wanderings.
newly
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
off
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From this reading The newcomers were drafted off to the already crowded kameras, and the grey-clad droves settled again to their aimless wanderings.
older
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sight of the weary women and children, smelling like wild beasts from the close confinement of the barges, was always a saddening one.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
out
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
pass
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
past
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
Pavlof
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From this reading But Pavlof lay where he was.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
sack
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
saddening
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From this reading The sight of the weary women and children, smelling like wild beasts from the close confinement of the barges, was always a saddening one.
see
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
settled
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From this reading The newcomers were drafted off to the already crowded kameras, and the grey-clad droves settled again to their aimless wanderings.
sight
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From this reading The sight of the weary women and children, smelling like wild beasts from the close confinement of the barges, was always a saddening one.
slowly
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
smelling
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From this reading The sight of the weary women and children, smelling like wild beasts from the close confinement of the barges, was always a saddening one.
spot
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
strolled
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
studies
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From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
swung
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
Tiumen
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
TWO
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From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
wanderings
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From this reading The newcomers were drafted off to the already crowded kameras, and the grey-clad droves settled again to their aimless wanderings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Pavlof lay where he was.
weary
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From this reading The sight of the weary women and children, smelling like wild beasts from the close confinement of the barges, was always a saddening one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The newcomers were drafted off to the already crowded kameras, and the grey-clad droves settled again to their aimless wanderings.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But Pavlof lay where he was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading HOW TWO MET IN HADES The great gates of the stockade swung slowly open, and a motley crowd came in from the barges which had brought them from Tiumen, and the older inhabitants gathered in long lines to see them pass, all except the dicers, who remained intent on their game.
wild
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From this reading The sight of the weary women and children, smelling like wild beasts from the close confinement of the barges, was always a saddening one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While Pavlof still lay musing over his late studies--the man with the barrow, the man with the dog, and the man who was like a carthorse--one of the newly arrived came out of the log house where he had been to deposit his grey sack containing his belongings, and strolled along past the spot where Pavlof lay.
women
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From this reading The sight of the weary women and children, smelling like wild beasts from the close confinement of the barges, was always a saddening one.
