used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked, sick and faint with disappointment.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
Batourin
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From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
approval
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading I asked, sick and faint with disappointment.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading I asked, sick and faint with disappointment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
set up or found
From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mazeppa had wasted no time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
Hetman
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From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
Hetmanate
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From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘And the Hetman is Mazeppa?’
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
Mazeppa
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From this reading Mazeppa had wasted no time.
MoscownounUS /ˈmɑːskoʊ/
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 When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
not any; not one
From this reading Mazeppa had wasted no time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I asked, sick and faint with disappointment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mazeppa had wasted no time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading Mazeppa had wasted no time.
at the time that
From this reading When I returned to Batourin I found that the matter of a succession to the Hetmanate was already settled, and the Hetman himself away in Moscow.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I asked, sick and faint with disappointment.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I gave him credit for the cunning of a fox, but no man could have expected that he would have done so much for himself in so short a while.
