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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 He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
all
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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
attracted
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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
beard
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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
become
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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
black
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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
bristly
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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
brusque
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
cheerful
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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
circle
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
clever
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
Consequently
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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
constant
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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
dark
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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
deep
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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
derived
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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
detect
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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
envied
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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
evidently
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
exceptionally
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
expression
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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
exterior
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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
extremely
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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
eyes
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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
face
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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
feel
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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
fellow
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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
fellows
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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
forehead
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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
glistening
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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
good-fellowship
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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
greatly
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
hair
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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
honourable
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
independent
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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
insuperably
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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
intellectual
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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
kind
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
knew
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
lead
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
lively
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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
low
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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
made
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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
now
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
number
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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
Operoff
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
perennially
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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
please
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
polished
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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
prominent
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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
repellent
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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
thick
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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
thick-set
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From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
trimming
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From this reading That expression it derived from a low, but prominent, forehead, deep black eyes, short, bristly hair, and a thick, dark beard which looked as though it stood in constant need of trimming.
united
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From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
up
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From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a dark, thick-set little fellow, with a perennially glistening, polished face, but one that was extremely lively, intellectual, and independent in its expression.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Consequently, I began to feel attracted towards them, and made up my mind that, come what might, I would become of their number.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, for all their insuperably repellent exterior, I could detect something good in these fellows, and envied them the cheerful good-fellowship which united them in one.
Zuchin
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From this reading The kind and honourable Operoff I knew already, and now the brusque, but exceptionally clever, Zuchin (who evidently took the lead in this circle) began to please me greatly.
