Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

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From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

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From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading In consequence of the great number of guests staying in the house, no one had a bedroom to himself.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table

From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

-ing form of “charge” — to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

a man who drives a coach (or carriage)

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading In consequence of the great number of guests staying in the house, no one had a bedroom to himself.

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

slightly wet

From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

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From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

(paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading In consequence of the great number of guests staying in the house, no one had a bedroom to himself.

of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass

From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading In consequence of the great number of guests staying in the house, no one had a bedroom to himself.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In consequence of the great number of guests staying in the house, no one had a bedroom to himself.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading In consequence of the great number of guests staying in the house, no one had a bedroom to himself.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading In consequence of the great number of guests staying in the house, no one had a bedroom to himself.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

conformity or harmony

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

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From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

engage in

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

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From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

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From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

not any; not one

From this reading In consequence of the great number of guests staying in the house, no one had a bedroom to himself.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading In consequence of the great number of guests staying in the house, no one had a bedroom to himself.

according to the clock

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In consequence of the great number of guests staying in the house, no one had a bedroom to himself.

with speed

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

unusual or striking

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

Identical; not different.

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading In consequence of the great number of guests staying in the house, no one had a bedroom to himself.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed

From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading On seeing me, he quickly ducked under the bed-clothes, covered himself up to the nose, turned a little on the soft feather-bed, and lay quiet, keeping a sharp look-out from under the round frill of his cotton night-cap.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But I was destined, in the course of that same day, to make the acquaintance of a remarkable man.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I got through the evening somehow, and charging my coachman to have my carriage ready at five o'clock next morning, I went to my room.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In the small, greenish, damp room to which I was conducted by Alexandr Mihalitch's butler, there was already another guest, quite undressed.