used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
equally
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading However, we will pass now to another landed proprietor.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
Apollonitch
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From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
bachelornounUS /ˈbætʃələr/
a man who has never been married
From this reading There's only one thing in which he is like General Hvalinsky; he too is a bachelor.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
corpulencenoun
the property of excessive fatness
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
increase twofold
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
dressing-gown
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From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
at any time
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
fattishadjective
somewhat fat
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading There's only one thing in which he is like General Hvalinsky; he too is a bachelor.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
only a very short time before
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
hospitableadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːˈspɪtəbəl/
favorable to life and growth
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, we will pass now to another landed proprietor.
Hvalinsky
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From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
jovialadjectiveUS /ˈdʒoʊviəl/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading However, we will pass now to another landed proprietor.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There's only one thing in which he is like General Hvalinsky; he too is a bachelor.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
Mardary
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From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
not any; not one
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading However, we will pass now to another landed proprietor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There's only one thing in which he is like General Hvalinsky; he too is a bachelor.
and nothing more
From this reading There's only one thing in which he is like General Hvalinsky; he too is a bachelor.
go across or through
From this reading However, we will pass now to another landed proprietor.
proprietornounUS /prəˈpraɪətər/
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading However, we will pass now to another landed proprietor.
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
resemblancenounUS /rɪˈzembləns/
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
Stegunov
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From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
stripedadjectiveUS /straɪpt/
marked or decorated with stripes
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
There's
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From this reading There's only one thing in which he is like General Hvalinsky; he too is a bachelor.
a special situation
From this reading There's only one thing in which he is like General Hvalinsky; he too is a bachelor.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, we will pass now to another landed proprietor.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There's only one thing in which he is like General Hvalinsky; he too is a bachelor.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch Stegunov has no sort of resemblance to Hvalinsky; I hardly think he has ever served under government in any capacity, and he has never been reckoned handsome.
precisely as stated
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
waddedverbUS /ˈwɑːdɪd/
inflected form of “wad” — compress into a wad
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading However, we will pass now to another landed proprietor.
wearsnounUS /werz/
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There's only one thing in which he is like General Hvalinsky; he too is a bachelor.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading However, we will pass now to another landed proprietor.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading He is very hospitable and jovial; lives, as the saying is, for his comfort; summer and winter alike, he wears a striped wadded dressing-gown.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mardary Apollonitch is a little, fattish, bald old man of a respectable corpulence, with a double chin and little soft hands.
