adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So again we find ourselves in a retired spot.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading So again we find ourselves in a retired spot.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
author'snounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
bastionsnounUS /ˈbæstʃənz/
plural of “bastion” — a group that defends a principle
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
boundlessadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndləs/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what a spot!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
delveverbUS /delv/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
depthsnounUS /depθs/
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
else
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From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
embrasures
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
EmpirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
expansenounUS /ɪkˈspæns/
a wide scope
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading So again we find ourselves in a retired spot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
fortressnounUS /ˈfɔːrtrəs/
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
giganticadjectiveUS /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
grandlyadverbUS /ˈɡrændli/
in a grand manner
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
happensverbUS /ˈhæpənz/
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
idiosyncrasynounUS /ˌɪdioʊˈsɪnkrəsiː/
a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
ImagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
imperfectionsnounUS /ˌɪmpərˈfekʃənz/
plural of “imperfection” — the state or an instance of being imperfect
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So again we find ourselves in a retired spot.
inclinenounUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪn/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
limestonenounUS /ˈlaɪmstoʊn/
a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading So again we find ourselves in a retired spot.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
overhangingverbUS /ˈoʊvərhæŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
persistentlyadverbUS /pərˈsɪstəntli/
in a persistent manner
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
povertynounUS /ˈpɑːvərti/
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
precipitousadjectiveUS /prɪˈsɪpɪtəs/
done with very great haste and without due deliberation
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
rangenounUS /reɪndʒ/
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
remotestadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊtəst/
superlative of “remote” — located far away spatially
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
retiredadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrd/
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
soarverbUS /sɔːr/
rise rapidly
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading So again we find ourselves in a retired spot.
subjectsnounUS /ˈsʌbdʒɪkts/
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
toweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
versts
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So again we find ourselves in a retired spot.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what a spot!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The answer is that there is nothing else to be done when an author’s idiosyncrasy happens to incline him that way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why do I so persistently paint the poverty, the imperfections of Russian life, and delve into the remotest depths, the most retired holes and corners, of our Empire for my subjects?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Imagine, if you can, a mountain range like a gigantic fortress, with embrasures and bastions which appear to soar a thousand versts towards the heights of heaven, and, towering grandly over a boundless expanse of plain, are broken up into precipitous, overhanging limestone cliffs.
