used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
afloatadjectiveUS /əˈfloʊt/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
anew
From this reading No sooner was the name of Kamarowsky mentioned between us than Prilukoff became sullen and gloomy again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sulked and glowered at me, and passed the whole day without speaking a word.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading No sooner was the name of Kamarowsky mentioned between us than Prilukoff became sullen and gloomy again.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No sooner was the name of Kamarowsky mentioned between us than Prilukoff became sullen and gloomy again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
one or the other of two
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
Elise
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From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
yet to be or coming
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
depressingly dark
From this reading No sooner was the name of Kamarowsky mentioned between us than Prilukoff became sullen and gloomy again.
gloweredverbUS /ˈɡlaʊərd/
past form of “glower” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading He sulked and glowered at me, and passed the whole day without speaking a word.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sulked and glowered at me, and passed the whole day without speaking a word.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
Kamarowsky
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From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading No sooner was the name of Kamarowsky mentioned between us than Prilukoff became sullen and gloomy again.
misleadverbUS /mɪˈsliːd/
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
Neuchâtel
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From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
newspapersnounUS /ˈnuːzpeɪpərz/
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
not any; not one
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He sulked and glowered at me, and passed the whole day without speaking a word.
passivelyadverbUS /ˈpæsɪvli/
in a passive manner
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
the time that has elapsed
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
Prilukoff
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From this reading No sooner was the name of Kamarowsky mentioned between us than Prilukoff became sullen and gloomy again.
Prilukoff's
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From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
cut with a saw
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading No sooner was the name of Kamarowsky mentioned between us than Prilukoff became sullen and gloomy again.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading He sulked and glowered at me, and passed the whole day without speaking a word.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
sulkedverbUS /sʌlkt/
past form of “sulk” — be in a huff and display one's displeasure
From this reading He sulked and glowered at me, and passed the whole day without speaking a word.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading No sooner was the name of Kamarowsky mentioned between us than Prilukoff became sullen and gloomy again.
telegraphnounUS /ˈteləɡræf/
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner was the name of Kamarowsky mentioned between us than Prilukoff became sullen and gloomy again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
tranquilizeverbUS /ˈtræŋkwəlaɪz/
make calm or still
From this reading Then, on Prilukoff's advice, I sent Elise to Neuchâtel to telegraph to him from there in my name, in order to tranquilize him and mislead his inquiries.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No sooner was the name of Kamarowsky mentioned between us than Prilukoff became sullen and gloomy again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day I saw in the newspapers that Kamarowsky was putting in motion the police of every city in Europe in his efforts to find me.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading He sulked and glowered at me, and passed the whole day without speaking a word.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He sulked and glowered at me, and passed the whole day without speaking a word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He sulked and glowered at me, and passed the whole day without speaking a word.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading I let myself drift with the tide; I gave no thought either to the future or the past, but yielded myself passively to my fate like a straw afloat on the water....
