used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading This was Lizaveta’s business.
clothing in general
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
dealernounUS /ˈdiːlər/
someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
exceptionaladjectiveUS /ɪkˈsepʃənəl/
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
a social unit living together
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
fetchedverbUS /fetʃt/
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
a social unit living together
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
hucksternounUS /ˈhʌkstər/
a seller of shoddy goods
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
Lizaveta
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From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
Lizaveta's
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From this reading This was Lizaveta’s business.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
Raskolnikovnoun
a fictional character in Dostoevsky's novel “Crime and Punishment”; he kills old women because he believes he is beyond the bounds of good or evil
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
sellingnounUS /ˈselɪŋ/
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Lizaveta’s business.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very ordinary matter and there was nothing exceptional about it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
which person or people
From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Later on Raskolnikov happened to find out why the huckster and his wife had invited Lizaveta.
women's
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From this reading A family who had come to the town and been reduced to poverty were selling their household goods and clothes, all women’s things.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As the things would have fetched little in the market, they were looking for a dealer.
