Chapter VI

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

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

the action of accomplishing something

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

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

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

a line of units following one after another

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

celebrate by some ceremony or observation

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

the largest city and former capital of Turkey

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

of or relating to or composed of knights

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading JULY FOURTH.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

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

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

only a very short time before

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

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

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

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

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading JULY FOURTH.

citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

immediately past

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

the literary culture

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

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 I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

plural of “monarch” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

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 I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

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

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

go across or through

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

fraught with danger

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

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From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

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From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

a note appended to a letter after the signature

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

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From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

plural of “requisite” — anything indispensable

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

a native or inhabitant of Russia

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

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From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

a sculpture representing a human or animal

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

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

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

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

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

up to a particular time

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

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

From this reading I had intended to pass this day at Moscow, and to commemorate it in Napoleon style by issuing a bulletin from the Kremlin, but it was a long time since I had heard from home.

at the time that

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I had never been so long without hearing from home, and my lips quivered when I asked for letters, my hand shook when I received them, and I hardly drew breath until I had finished the last postscript.

plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Police Requisites.--The Russian Capital.--Equestrian Statue of Peter the Great.--The Alexandrine Column.--Architectural Wonders.--The Summer Islands.--A perilous Achievement.--Origin of St. Petersburgh.--Tombs of dead Monarchs.--Origin of the Russian Navy.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading At Constantinople I had written to Paris, directing my letters to be sent to Petersburgh, and, notwithstanding my late hours the night before, I was at the postoffice before the door was open.