used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Our little beauty, Musotchka, is shortly to be a married lady!’
eagerly desirous
From this reading Punin looked over his shoulder, as though anxious to satisfy himself that no one was listening.
any thing at all
From this reading ‘Why, was there anything to notice?’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Punin looked over his shoulder, as though anxious to satisfy himself that no one was listening.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Our little beauty, Musotchka, is shortly to be a married lady!’
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading ‘Our little beauty, Musotchka, is shortly to be a married lady!’
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
opinion or judgment
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Punin looked over his shoulder, as though anxious to satisfy himself that no one was listening.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked in my turn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I asked in my turn.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Our little beauty, Musotchka, is shortly to be a married lady!’
a polite name for any woman
From this reading ‘Our little beauty, Musotchka, is shortly to be a married lady!’
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Punin looked over his shoulder, as though anxious to satisfy himself that no one was listening.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ‘Our little beauty, Musotchka, is shortly to be a married lady!’
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Punin looked over his shoulder, as though anxious to satisfy himself that no one was listening.
joined in matrimony
From this reading ‘Our little beauty, Musotchka, is shortly to be a married lady!’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
Musotchka
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From this reading ‘Our little beauty, Musotchka, is shortly to be a married lady!’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I asked in my turn.
not any; not one
From this reading Punin looked over his shoulder, as though anxious to satisfy himself that no one was listening.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Punin looked over his shoulder, as though anxious to satisfy himself that no one was listening.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘Our little beauty, Musotchka, is shortly to be a married lady!’
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Punin looked over his shoulder, as though anxious to satisfy himself that no one was listening.
Punin
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From this reading Punin looked over his shoulder, as though anxious to satisfy himself that no one was listening.
satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading Punin looked over his shoulder, as though anxious to satisfy himself that no one was listening.
screwingnounUS /ˈskruːɪŋ/
slang for sexual intercourse
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
for a short time
From this reading ‘Our little beauty, Musotchka, is shortly to be a married lady!’
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Punin looked over his shoulder, as though anxious to satisfy himself that no one was listening.
slily
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From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
happening unexpectedly
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Punin looked over his shoulder, as though anxious to satisfy himself that no one was listening.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘Why, was there anything to notice?’
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Punin looked over his shoulder, as though anxious to satisfy himself that no one was listening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Why, was there anything to notice?’
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I asked in my turn.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Why, was there anything to notice?’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading ‘Why, was there anything to notice?’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Did you notice nothing?’ he asked me suddenly, slily screwing up his eyes, ‘while you were with us? nothing special?’
