Chapter XVIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading What was remarkable about him was that he had two sets of ideas.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

plural of “crony” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

plural of “dealer” — someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

informal terms for a meal

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

opinion or judgment

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

with resolute determination

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

the father of your father or mother

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading What was remarkable about him was that he had two sets of ideas.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

full of life and energy

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

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From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

unusual or striking

From this reading What was remarkable about him was that he had two sets of ideas.

past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

Identical; not different.

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

From this reading What was remarkable about him was that he had two sets of ideas.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What was remarkable about him was that he had two sets of ideas.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading What was remarkable about him was that he had two sets of ideas.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

up to a particular time

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.

someone who assesses the monetary worth of possessions

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

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From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

a hole for the escape of gas or air

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was some resemblance to the stoker in him, but at the same time he reminded me of grandfather, the valuer, Petr Vassiliev, Smouri, and the cook.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What was remarkable about him was that he had two sets of ideas.

at the time that

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

which person or people

From this reading When I think of all the people who are firmly fixed in my memory, he has left behind a deeper impression than any of them, an impression which has eaten into it, as oxide eats into a brass bell.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading In the daytime, at his work among people, his lively, simple ideas were businesslike and easier to understand than those to which he gave vent when he was off duty, in the evenings, when he went with me into the town to see his cronies, the dealers, or at night when he could not sleep.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As Yaakov, the stoker, had done in his time, so now Osip grew and grew in my eyes, until he hid all other people from me.