1818
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From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
28
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From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
Allan
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arrangementnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənt/
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
brought into existence
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Edited with Notes and Introductions by William Allan Neilson Ph.D.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
ColliernounUS /ˈkɑːljər/
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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EditedadjectiveUS /ˈedətəd/
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading Edited with Notes and Introductions by William Allan Neilson Ph.D.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
a social unit living together
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://www.
ten 10s
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
IntroductionsnounUS /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃənz/
plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new
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Ivan
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
Macmillan
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From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
MoscownounUS /ˈmɑːskoʊ/
a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
Neilson
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
nobilitynounUS /noʊˈbɪləti/
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Edited with Notes and Introductions by William Allan Neilson Ph.D.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
Orel
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From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
PetersburgnounUS /ˈpiːtərzbərɡ/
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
PhnounUS /ˈpiːˈeɪtʃ/
(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter
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provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http://www.
Sergyevitch
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From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
a male human offspring
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
Spask
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From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
St
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From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
Turgenevnoun
Russian writer of stories and novels and plays (1818-1883)
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
tutorsnounUS /ˈtuːtərz/
plural of “tutor” — a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
universitiesnounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsətiz/
plural of “university” — the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading His education was begun by tutors at home in the great family mansion in the town of Spask, and he studied later at the universities of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was born in Orel, in the province of Orel, which lies more than a hundred miles south of Moscow, on October 28, 1818.
William
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in the company of; together with
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wwwnoun
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
From this reading See http://www.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading P. F. Collier & Son New York Published under special arrangement with The Macmillan Company Ivan Sergyevitch Turgenev came of an old stock of the Russian nobility.
