used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
in the past
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
Alexandr
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From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
(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 Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
artillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading My brother was a lieutenant in the horse-guard artillery.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was living at the time in Petersburg and had only just left the University.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I will be brief--and don't you interrupt me.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
of short duration or distance
From this reading I will be brief--and don't you interrupt me.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My brother was a lieutenant in the horse-guard artillery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
don't
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From this reading I will be brief--and don't you interrupt me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
Garnett
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From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
a person of German nationality
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
the act of departing
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was living at the time in Petersburg and had only just left the University.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
horse-guard
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From this reading My brother was a lieutenant in the horse-guard artillery.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
interruptverbUS /ˌɪntərˈʌpt/
make a break in
From this reading I will be brief--and don't you interrupt me.
and nothing more
From this reading I was living at the time in Petersburg and had only just left the University.
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 I was living at the time in Petersburg and had only just left the University.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading My brother was a lieutenant in the horse-guard artillery.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I was living at the time in Petersburg and had only just left the University.
marrownounUS /ˈmeroʊ/
the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My brother was a lieutenant in the horse-guard artillery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
and nothing more
From this reading I was living at the time in Petersburg and had only just left the University.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
PetersburgnounUS /ˈpiːtərzbərɡ/
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading I was living at the time in Petersburg and had only just left the University.
Ridel
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From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
surnamenounUS /ˈsɜːrneɪm/
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
express in words
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
thirtiesnounUS /ˈθɜːrtiz/
the time of life between 30 and 40
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I was living at the time in Petersburg and had only just left the University.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading I was living at the time in Petersburg and had only just left the University.
Vassilyevitch
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From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Translated From The Russian By Constance Garnett We all settled down in a circle and our good friend Alexandr Vassilyevitch Ridel (his surname was German but he was Russian to the marrow of his bones) began as follows:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will be brief--and don't you interrupt me.
a late time of life
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am going to tell you a story, friends, of something that happened to me in the 'thirties ... forty years ago as you see.
