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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 One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
accent
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
approached
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
arrival
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
bench
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
bread
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brow
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
brows
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
bushy
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
called
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
cap
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clevernessnounUS /ˈklev.ər.nəs/
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
coarse
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constant
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
cunning
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
days
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From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
dragged
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energy
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
evident
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expressive
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eyes
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
facial
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
features
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From this reading He was tall and square-built, with coarse but expressive features.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
glean
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From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
gloomy
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From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
grey
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
hair
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was tall and square-built, with coarse but expressive features.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
identity
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From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
ill-dressed
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
indomitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndəˈmɑtəbəl/
impossible to defeat or discourage
From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
jaws
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
kabak
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
kalach
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Korolenko
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From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
lost
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From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
low
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
man
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market
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matted
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
monkey
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
moodily
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
muscles
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
old
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OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
other
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outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
overhanging
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
pair
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
pronounced
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
protruding
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
reminded
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
respectfully
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rolls
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Russian
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
seated
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selling
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shabby
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
shining
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
sinking
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slowly
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some
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Sonia
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From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
spoke
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
square-built
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From this reading He was tall and square-built, with coarse but expressive features.
stern
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
strong
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
tall
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From this reading He was tall and square-built, with coarse but expressive features.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
there
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tidings
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From this reading The long, gloomy days dragged by, but no tidings could I glean of Sonia Korolenko.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
touching
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
twisted
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
twitching
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
unkempt
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From this reading His long grey hair was matted and unkempt; his low brow, protruding jaws, and the constant twitching of his facial muscles reminded me of a monkey, but the stern eyes shining from beneath a pair of bushy, overhanging brows, spoke of indomitable energy, cleverness, and cunning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
warm
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evident that if she had ever been there she had passed under some other name, and that her identity had been lost before arrival there.
watching
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
women
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
wooden
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From this reading One warm morning, while seated outside a "kabak" moodily watching the old women in the market selling their twisted rolls of bread called "kalach," an ill-dressed man approached me, and, touching his shabby cap respectfully, pronounced my name with strong Russian accent, at the same time slowly sinking upon the wooden bench beside me.
