used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I told of the bleak and biting winds which cut their way to the marrow of the bones.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
bitingadjectiveUS /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
capable of wounding
From this reading I told of the bleak and biting winds which cut their way to the marrow of the bones.
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading I told of the bleak and biting winds which cut their way to the marrow of the bones.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading I told of the bleak and biting winds which cut their way to the marrow of the bones.
placed in a grave
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
colleged
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From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading I told of the bleak and biting winds which cut their way to the marrow of the bones.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
distractverbUS /dɪˈstrækt/
draw someone's attention away from something
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She listened with eyes intent.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
hasting
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From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
hotfootnoun
a practical joke that involves inserting a match surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe and then lighting it
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading She listened with eyes intent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
a room where books are kept
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading She listened with eyes intent.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
marrownounUS /ˈmeroʊ/
the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
From this reading I told of the bleak and biting winds which cut their way to the marrow of the bones.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
OWLnounUS /aʊl/
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
postingnounUS /ˈpoʊstɪŋ/
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
quadrangles
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From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
possessing material wealth
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
RussianounUS /ˈrʌʃə/
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She listened with eyes intent.
SiberianounUS /saɪˈbɪriə/
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
in the near future
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
studentsnounUS /ˈstuːdənts/
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
swarmingverbUS /ˈswɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “swarm” — be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I told of the bleak and biting winds which cut their way to the marrow of the bones.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I told of the bleak and biting winds which cut their way to the marrow of the bones.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have something like that in Russia," she said; "but then, as soon as these students of ours become a little wise, they are cut off, or buried in Siberia."
in or at the place that
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I told of the bleak and biting winds which cut their way to the marrow of the bones.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE WHITE OWL To distract her mind I told her tales of the grey city of the North where I had been colleged.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I told of the bleak and biting winds which cut their way to the marrow of the bones.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading I described the students rich and poor, but mostly poor, swarming into the gaunt quadrangles, reading eagerly in the library, hasting grimly to be wise, posting hotfoot to distinction or to death.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She listened with eyes intent.
