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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 It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When the horses were ready, I entered the droschky, accompanied by Macha or a maid-servant, and drove about three versts to church.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
accompanied
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From this reading When the horses were ready, I entered the droschky, accompanied by Macha or a maid-servant, and drove about three versts to church.
alarmed
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From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
all
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
angry
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From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
birthday
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From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the horses were ready, I entered the droschky, accompanied by Macha or a maid-servant, and drove about three versts to church.
C
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From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
Carême
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From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
church
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From this reading When the horses were ready, I entered the droschky, accompanied by Macha or a maid-servant, and drove about three versts to church.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
commencing
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From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
committed
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
consequently
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From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
content
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From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
day
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
de
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From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
devotion
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From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
droschky
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From this reading When the horses were ready, I entered the droschky, accompanied by Macha or a maid-servant, and drove about three versts to church.
drove
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From this reading When the horses were ready, I entered the droschky, accompanied by Macha or a maid-servant, and drove about three versts to church.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
early
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
enter
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
entered
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From this reading When the horses were ready, I entered the droschky, accompanied by Macha or a maid-servant, and drove about three versts to church.
entering
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
evening
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
failed
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
far
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From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
faults
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
fear
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
feet
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
find
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
garden
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
God
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
grass-grown
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
harnessed
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
horses
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
l'Assomption
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From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
level
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
Macha
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From this reading When the horses were ready, I entered the droschky, accompanied by Macha or a maid-servant, and drove about three versts to church.
maid-servant
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From this reading When the horses were ready, I entered the droschky, accompanied by Macha or a maid-servant, and drove about three versts to church.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
meditating
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
Mikaïlovitch
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From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
once
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From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
past
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
place
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
porch
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
pray
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
proud
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
ready
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From this reading When the horses were ready, I entered the droschky, accompanied by Macha or a maid-servant, and drove about three versts to church.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
rise
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
rose
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
satisfied
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
season
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From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
see
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From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
Sergius
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From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
steps
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
strove
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
there
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
three
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From this reading When the horses were ready, I entered the droschky, accompanied by Macha or a maid-servant, and drove about three versts to church.
ThroughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
touched
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
two
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From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
versts
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From this reading When the horses were ready, I entered the droschky, accompanied by Macha or a maid-servant, and drove about three versts to church.
very
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
walked
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From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the _Carême de l'Assomption_,[C] and consequently no one was surprised at my commencing a season of devotion.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
week
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From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the horses were ready, I entered the droschky, accompanied by Macha or a maid-servant, and drove about three versts to church.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Throughout this week I rose very early every day, and while the horses were being harnessed I walked in the garden, alone, meditating upon the past, and thinking what I must do in order that the evening should find me satisfied with my day, and proud of having committed no faults.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In entering the church, I never failed to remember that we pray there for all those "who enter this place in the fear of God," and I strove to rise to the level of this thought, above all when my feet first touched the two grass-grown steps of the porch.
whole
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading During this whole week Sergius Mikaïlovitch did not once come to see us, and far from being surprised, alarmed, or angry with him, I was content, and did not expect him before my birthday.
