addressingverbUS /əˈdresɪŋ/
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading I should have thought,’ I went on, addressing Priemkov, ‘you would have interested your wife in poetry.’
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading ‘I have never happened to,’ she answered; ‘I haven’t had time!’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
greatly pleased
From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
Don't
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From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘I have never happened to,’ she answered; ‘I haven’t had time!’
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading ‘I have never happened to,’ she answered; ‘I haven’t had time!’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘I have never happened to,’ she answered; ‘I haven’t had time!’
haven't
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From this reading ‘I have never happened to,’ she answered; ‘I haven’t had time!’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I have never happened to,’ she answered; ‘I haven’t had time!’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I should have thought,’ I went on, addressing Priemkov, ‘you would have interested your wife in poetry.’
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading I should have thought,’ I went on, addressing Priemkov, ‘you would have interested your wife in poetry.’
discontinued temporarily
From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You surprise me!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ‘I have never happened to,’ she answered; ‘I haven’t had time!’
Nikolaevna
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From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Not time!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I should have thought,’ I went on, addressing Priemkov, ‘you would have interested your wife in poetry.’
literature in metrical form
From this reading I should have thought,’ I went on, addressing Priemkov, ‘you would have interested your wife in poetry.’
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
Priemkov
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From this reading I should have thought,’ I went on, addressing Priemkov, ‘you would have interested your wife in poetry.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I have never happened to,’ she answered; ‘I haven’t had time!’
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have thought,’ I went on, addressing Priemkov, ‘you would have interested your wife in poetry.’
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading You surprise me!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I should have thought,’ I went on, addressing Priemkov, ‘you would have interested your wife in poetry.’
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ‘I have never happened to,’ she answered; ‘I haven’t had time!’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I have never happened to,’ she answered; ‘I haven’t had time!’
Vera
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From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I should have thought,’ I went on, addressing Priemkov, ‘you would have interested your wife in poetry.’
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I should have thought,’ I went on, addressing Priemkov, ‘you would have interested your wife in poetry.’
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I should have thought,’ I went on, addressing Priemkov, ‘you would have interested your wife in poetry.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You surprise me!
you've
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From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I should have thought,’ I went on, addressing Priemkov, ‘you would have interested your wife in poetry.’
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘I should have been delighted----’ Priemkov was beginning, but Vera Nikolaevna interrupted him-- ‘Don’t pretend; you’ve no great love for poetry yourself.’
