used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What a face!" he exclaimed.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
in addition
From this reading Bazarov's attention also had been caught by this Madame Odintsov.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "If you please; but only when this quadrille has come to an end."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
any thing at all
From this reading "No other woman in the room has one anything like it."
Arkady
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
Arkady's
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Bazarov's attention also had been caught by this Madame Odintsov.
Bazarov's
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From this reading Bazarov's attention also had been caught by this Madame Odintsov.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bazarov's attention also had been caught by this Madame Odintsov.
brightenedverbUS /ˈbraɪtənd/
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "If you please; but only when this quadrille has come to an end."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bazarov's attention also had been caught by this Madame Odintsov.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Bazarov's attention also had been caught by this Madame Odintsov.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "If you please; but only when this quadrille has come to an end."
conductedverbUS /kənˈdʌktəd/
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "If you please; but only when this quadrille has come to an end."
excessiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsesɪv/
beyond normal limits
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "What a face!" he exclaimed.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "What a face!" he exclaimed.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
a social unit living together
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bazarov's attention also had been caught by this Madame Odintsov.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If you please; but only when this quadrille has come to an end."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a face!" he exclaimed.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you please; but only when this quadrille has come to an end."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No other woman in the room has one anything like it."
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
intimacynounUS /ˈɪntəməsi/
close or warm friendship
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No other woman in the room has one anything like it."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "No other woman in the room has one anything like it."
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Bazarov's attention also had been caught by this Madame Odintsov.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
Nikolai
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
not any; not one
From this reading "No other woman in the room has one anything like it."
Odintsov
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From this reading Bazarov's attention also had been caught by this Madame Odintsov.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No other woman in the room has one anything like it."
and nothing more
From this reading "If you please; but only when this quadrille has come to an end."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "No other woman in the room has one anything like it."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
Petrovitch
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "If you please; but only when this quadrille has come to an end."
quadrillenoun
music for dancing the quadrille
From this reading "If you please; but only when this quadrille has come to an end."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "No other woman in the room has one anything like it."
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
Sitnikov
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
Sitnikov's
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From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
a male human offspring
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
in the near future
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
stumbleverbUS /ˈstʌmbəl/
walk unsteadily
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No other woman in the room has one anything like it."
for that reason; as a result
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If you please; but only when this quadrille has come to an end."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you please; but only when this quadrille has come to an end."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a face!" he exclaimed.
at the time that
From this reading "If you please; but only when this quadrille has come to an end."
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "No other woman in the room has one anything like it."
the words that are spoken
From this reading As soon, therefore, as the quadrille was over, Sitnikov conducted Arkady to Madame Odintsov; and though at first--whether through the excessive "intimacy" of Sitnikov's acquaintance, or whether through the fact that he happened to stumble over his words--she gazed at him with a shade of astonishment, she no sooner heard Arkady's family name than her face brightened, and she inquired whether he was the son of Nikolai Petrovitch.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you please; but only when this quadrille has come to an end."
