used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading 'Well, good-bye, Kapiton Timofeitch, don't remember evil against me, and remember my orphans, if anything....'
albumnounUS /ˈælbəm/
one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
any thing at all
From this reading 'Well, good-bye, Kapiton Timofeitch, don't remember evil against me, and remember my orphans, if anything....'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The peasant took the sheet of paper, gave Kapiton half-a-rouble, went out of the room, and took his seat in the cart.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
don't
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From this reading 'Well, good-bye, Kapiton Timofeitch, don't remember evil against me, and remember my orphans, if anything....'
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The peasant simply shook his head, struck the horse with the reins, and drove out of the yard.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading 'Well, good-bye, Kapiton Timofeitch, don't remember evil against me, and remember my orphans, if anything....'
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading 'Well, good-bye, Kapiton Timofeitch, don't remember evil against me, and remember my orphans, if anything....'
half-a-rouble
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From this reading The peasant took the sheet of paper, gave Kapiton half-a-rouble, went out of the room, and took his seat in the cart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The peasant simply shook his head, struck the horse with the reins, and drove out of the yard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The peasant took the sheet of paper, gave Kapiton half-a-rouble, went out of the room, and took his seat in the cart.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The peasant simply shook his head, struck the horse with the reins, and drove out of the yard.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Well, good-bye, Kapiton Timofeitch, don't remember evil against me, and remember my orphans, if anything....'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The peasant took the sheet of paper, gave Kapiton half-a-rouble, went out of the room, and took his seat in the cart.
Kapiton
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From this reading The peasant took the sheet of paper, gave Kapiton half-a-rouble, went out of the room, and took his seat in the cart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Well, good-bye, Kapiton Timofeitch, don't remember evil against me, and remember my orphans, if anything....'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Well, good-bye, Kapiton Timofeitch, don't remember evil against me, and remember my orphans, if anything....'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, do stay, Vassily!'
orphansnounUS /ˈɔːrfənz/
plural of “orphan” — a child who has lost both parents
From this reading 'Well, good-bye, Kapiton Timofeitch, don't remember evil against me, and remember my orphans, if anything....'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The peasant took the sheet of paper, gave Kapiton half-a-rouble, went out of the room, and took his seat in the cart.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading The peasant took the sheet of paper, gave Kapiton half-a-rouble, went out of the room, and took his seat in the cart.
prescriptionnounUS /prəˈskrɪpʃən/
directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
reinsnounUS /reɪnz/
plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
From this reading The peasant simply shook his head, struck the horse with the reins, and drove out of the yard.
To recall to mind.
From this reading 'Well, good-bye, Kapiton Timofeitch, don't remember evil against me, and remember my orphans, if anything....'
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The peasant took the sheet of paper, gave Kapiton half-a-rouble, went out of the room, and took his seat in the cart.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The peasant took the sheet of paper, gave Kapiton half-a-rouble, went out of the room, and took his seat in the cart.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading The peasant took the sheet of paper, gave Kapiton half-a-rouble, went out of the room, and took his seat in the cart.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The peasant simply shook his head, struck the horse with the reins, and drove out of the yard.
and nothing more
From this reading The peasant simply shook his head, struck the horse with the reins, and drove out of the yard.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading 'Oh, do stay, Vassily!'
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The peasant simply shook his head, struck the horse with the reins, and drove out of the yard.
surgeonnounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒən/
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
Timofeitch
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From this reading 'Well, good-bye, Kapiton Timofeitch, don't remember evil against me, and remember my orphans, if anything....'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The peasant took the sheet of paper, gave Kapiton half-a-rouble, went out of the room, and took his seat in the cart.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
Vassily
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From this reading 'Oh, do stay, Vassily!'
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'Well, good-bye, Kapiton Timofeitch, don't remember evil against me, and remember my orphans, if anything....'
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The peasant took the sheet of paper, gave Kapiton half-a-rouble, went out of the room, and took his seat in the cart.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The peasant simply shook his head, struck the horse with the reins, and drove out of the yard.
the act of creating written works
From this reading The surgeon tore a page out of the album, and, writing out a prescription, gave him some advice as to what he could do besides.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The peasant simply shook his head, struck the horse with the reins, and drove out of the yard.
