used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Akh, what a journey that was, my dear sir!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
Akh
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From this reading Akh, what a journey that was, my dear sir!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
besought
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From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
chicken-house
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From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
danglingnounUS /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ/
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Why I did not go mad I do not understand to this day!
dearly loved
From this reading Akh, what a journey that was, my dear sir!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why I did not go mad I do not understand to this day!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why I did not go mad I do not understand to this day!
entreatynounUS /enˈtriːti/
earnest or urgent request
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
gnashverbUS /næʃ/
grind together, of teeth
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why I did not go mad I do not understand to this day!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
intense and profound fear
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
hyenanounUS /haɪˈiːnə/
doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Akh, what a journey that was, my dear sir!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
and nothing more
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
immediately past
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
roused to anger
From this reading Why I did not go mad I do not understand to this day!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Akh, what a journey that was, my dear sir!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why I did not go mad I do not understand to this day!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
ovennounUS /ˈʌvən/
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
peasant's
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From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
preciselyadverbUS /prɪˈsaɪsli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
term of address for a man
From this reading Akh, what a journey that was, my dear sir!
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
express in speech
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Akh, what a journey that was, my dear sir!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why I did not go mad I do not understand to this day!
tigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
make an effort or attempt
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Why I did not go mad I do not understand to this day!
Voronezh
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From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Akh, what a journey that was, my dear sir!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Great as had been our joy on the way to Voronezh, just so great was the horror of the return!
weepverbUS /wiːp/
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Akh, what a journey that was, my dear sir!
at the time that
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why I did not go mad I do not understand to this day!
in the company of; together with
From this reading And at last, one night, in a peasant's chicken-house, he was sitting on the platform over the oven and dangling his feet and gazing about on all sides, when I fell on my knees before him and began to weep, and besought him with bitter entreaty:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would try to speak to him, and he would begin to gnash his teeth at me over his shoulder, precisely like a tiger or a hyena!
