aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He got angry with the water, which was very cold, and swore about “These scoundrelly Germans.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He got angry with the water, which was very cold, and swore about “These scoundrelly Germans.”
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading He got angry with the water, which was very cold, and swore about “These scoundrelly Germans.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
bathingnounUS /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
behaveverbUS /bɪˈheɪv/
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He got angry with the water, which was very cold, and swore about “These scoundrelly Germans.”
dearly loved
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The dinner goes yet more wearily than in winter.
disappearingnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
a boy or man
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
foolsnounUS /fuːlz/
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “They’re fools, your Germans....”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
GermansnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmənz/
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “They’re fools, your Germans....”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading The dinner goes yet more wearily than in winter.
the act of departing
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got angry with the water, which was very cold, and swore about “These scoundrelly Germans.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
Ignatievich
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From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dinner goes yet more wearily than in winter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
It's
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From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
Krylov
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From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The dinner goes yet more wearily than in winter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
Nikita
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From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
and nothing more
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
Piotr
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From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
Pirogov
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From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
Reval
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From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
express in words
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
scoundrellyadjective
lacking principles or scruples
From this reading He got angry with the water, which was very cold, and swore about “These scoundrelly Germans.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading He got angry with the water, which was very cold, and swore about “These scoundrelly Germans.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The dinner goes yet more wearily than in winter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He got angry with the water, which was very cold, and swore about “These scoundrelly Germans.”
They're
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From this reading “They’re fools, your Germans....”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
precisely as stated
From this reading He got angry with the water, which was very cold, and swore about “These scoundrelly Germans.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He got angry with the water, which was very cold, and swore about “These scoundrelly Germans.”
wearilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a weary manner
From this reading The dinner goes yet more wearily than in winter.
at the time that
From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He got angry with the water, which was very cold, and swore about “These scoundrelly Germans.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I behave badly to Piotr Ignatievich; and it’s only when he is going away and I see through the window his grey hat disappearing behind the garden fence, that I want to call him back and say: “Forgive me, my dear fellow.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The dinner goes yet more wearily than in winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It’s like the late Professor Nikita Krylov when he was bathing with Pirogov at Reval.
but in spite of that
From this reading The dinner goes yet more wearily than in winter.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “They’re fools, your Germans....”
