used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
AdieunounUS /əˈduː/
a farewell remark
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among other races, natives of the island of Olkhon are occasionally met with in the streets of Irkutsk.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Among other races, natives of the island of Olkhon are occasionally met with in the streets of Irkutsk.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
BAIKALnoun
the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world
From this reading IRKUTSK TO LAKE BAIKAL.
banishmentnounUS /ˈbænɪʃmənt/
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
Buriats
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From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They called this country, in their figurative language, the land of long nights.
CarnivalnounUS /ˈkɑːrnəvəl/
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
conquestnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkwest/
the act of conquering
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
ConstantinenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəntiːn/
Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They called this country, in their figurative language, the land of long nights.
figurativeadjectiveUS /ˈfɪɡjərətɪv/
(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
From this reading They called this country, in their figurative language, the land of long nights.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among other races, natives of the island of Olkhon are occasionally met with in the streets of Irkutsk.
IRKUTSK
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From this reading IRKUTSK TO LAKE BAIKAL.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Among other races, natives of the island of Olkhon are occasionally met with in the streets of Irkutsk.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading IRKUTSK TO LAKE BAIKAL.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading They called this country, in their figurative language, the land of long nights.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading They called this country, in their figurative language, the land of long nights.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They called this country, in their figurative language, the land of long nights.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Among other races, natives of the island of Olkhon are occasionally met with in the streets of Irkutsk.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading They called this country, in their figurative language, the land of long nights.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Among other races, natives of the island of Olkhon are occasionally met with in the streets of Irkutsk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
Olkhon
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From this reading Among other races, natives of the island of Olkhon are occasionally met with in the streets of Irkutsk.
Olkhonese
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From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Among other races, natives of the island of Olkhon are occasionally met with in the streets of Irkutsk.
Pablo
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From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
perilousadjectiveUS /ˈperələs/
fraught with danger
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
racesnounUS /ˈreɪsəz/
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading Among other races, natives of the island of Olkhon are occasionally met with in the streets of Irkutsk.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
Samoyeds
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From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
ShamanismnounUS /ˈʃeɪmənɪzəm/
any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes)
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Among other races, natives of the island of Olkhon are occasionally met with in the streets of Irkutsk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They called this country, in their figurative language, the land of long nights.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They called this country, in their figurative language, the land of long nights.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They called this country, in their figurative language, the land of long nights.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The shores of Lake Baikal, before the Russian conquest, had served, from the most remote times, as a place of banishment for the Chinese.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IRKUTSK TO LAKE BAIKAL.
Tungusnoun
a member of the Tungus speaking people who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu
From this reading The natives--The Olkhonese--Shamanism--The Buriats--The Tungus--The Samoyeds--The Carnival at Irkutsk--Pablo--Adieu to Constantine--Another perilous night on the ice of Lake Baikal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Among other races, natives of the island of Olkhon are occasionally met with in the streets of Irkutsk.
