used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you beside yourself?
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
audibleadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəbəl/
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading There the count's words were perfectly audible, though he spoke in his ordinary tone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Don't bother us, count, I beg of you," said Ilyin, turning to Turbin.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Are you beside yourself?
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading "Don't bother us, count, I beg of you," said Ilyin, turning to Turbin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading "Don't bother us, count, I beg of you," said Ilyin, turning to Turbin.
count's
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From this reading There the count's words were perfectly audible, though he spoke in his ordinary tone.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't bother us, count, I beg of you," said Ilyin, turning to Turbin.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There the count's words were perfectly audible, though he spoke in his ordinary tone.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There the count's words were perfectly audible, though he spoke in his ordinary tone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't bother us, count, I beg of you," said Ilyin, turning to Turbin.
Ilyin
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From this reading "Don't bother us, count, I beg of you," said Ilyin, turning to Turbin.
Ilyin's
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From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There the count's words were perfectly audible, though he spoke in his ordinary tone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
a particular point in time
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Don't bother us, count, I beg of you," said Ilyin, turning to Turbin.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading There the count's words were perfectly audible, though he spoke in his ordinary tone.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading There the count's words were perfectly audible, though he spoke in his ordinary tone.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't bother us, count, I beg of you," said Ilyin, turning to Turbin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading There the count's words were perfectly audible, though he spoke in his ordinary tone.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come here for a moment," said Turbin, taking Ilyin's arm, and drawing him into the next room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There the count's words were perfectly audible, though he spoke in his ordinary tone.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There the count's words were perfectly audible, though he spoke in his ordinary tone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't bother us, count, I beg of you," said Ilyin, turning to Turbin.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading There the count's words were perfectly audible, though he spoke in his ordinary tone.
Turbin
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From this reading "Don't bother us, count, I beg of you," said Ilyin, turning to Turbin.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Don't bother us, count, I beg of you," said Ilyin, turning to Turbin.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't bother us, count, I beg of you," said Ilyin, turning to Turbin.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But his voice was so powerful that it could always be heard three rooms off.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There the count's words were perfectly audible, though he spoke in his ordinary tone.
the words that are spoken
From this reading There the count's words were perfectly audible, though he spoke in his ordinary tone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't bother us, count, I beg of you," said Ilyin, turning to Turbin.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Are you beside yourself?
