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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 had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
abroad
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From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
all
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
ambassador
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
anxious
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
attack
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
attend
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
authorities
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But obviously the deception could not be carried on much longer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
bulletins
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But obviously the deception could not be carried on much longer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
calamity
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
called
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
carried
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From this reading But obviously the deception could not be carried on much longer.
catastrophe
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
coming
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
complicity
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But obviously the deception could not be carried on much longer.
Count
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
cursed
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
day
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
deceitnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
deception
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From this reading But obviously the deception could not be carried on much longer.
demands
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
DisgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
doubt
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
end
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From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
events
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
far
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
fearful
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
forced
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
home
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
hope
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From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
hotel
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
illustrious
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
imaginary
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
immediately
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
Lavrovski
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
Lavrovski's
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
longer
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From this reading But obviously the deception could not be carried on much longer.
made
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
measles
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
more
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
much
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From this reading But obviously the deception could not be carried on much longer.
news
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But obviously the deception could not be carried on much longer.
now
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
nursing
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
obviously
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From this reading But obviously the deception could not be carried on much longer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
old
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But obviously the deception could not be carried on much longer.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
only
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From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
own
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
patient
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
patiently
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
perhaps
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From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
physicians
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
proved
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
pursue
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
reports
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
responsibility
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
result
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From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
Russian
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
saw
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From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
see
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
sending
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
shifted
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
shoulders
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
Siberia
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From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
sign
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
signed
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
sit
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
son
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
spend
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From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
spoken
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
taken
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
then
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From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
there
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From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
truant
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
Tsarevitch's
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
Tsaritsa
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
two
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
Vienna
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From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
vision
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From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
waiting
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
watching
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
weary
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From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It had been a weary, an anxious time of waiting for Count Lavrovski, while forced to sit patiently at the hotel, watching for news of the truant, and sending reports of the Tsarevitch’s imaginary attack of measles to the authorities at home.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Already the Tsaritsa had spoken of coming herself to Vienna and nursing her son, and one or two imperious demands had been made through the ambassador for bulletins, signed by the great physicians, who no doubt had been called in to attend upon the illustrious patient.
wisest
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From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A day or two more would see the catastrophe, all the more terrible as Lavrovski’s deceit would be taken as a sure sign of complicity; and the old Russian now cursed his own weakness in not having immediately shifted the responsibility of this fearful calamity from his own shoulders, which would have been, as events proved, by far the wisest course to pursue.
years
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From this reading Disgrace would have been the result then--perhaps an order to spend a couple of years abroad; but now he saw no hope before him, only a vision of Siberia, there to end the last years of his life.
