Chapter I

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From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

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

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

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

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

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From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

most familiar or renowned

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

brought into existence

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading C. HAGBERG WRIGHT, LL.D.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading C. HAGBERG WRIGHT, LL.D.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

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From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

qualified for by right according to law

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading T. FISHER UNWIN LTD.

people in general (often used in the plural)

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

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

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

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From this reading C. HAGBERG WRIGHT, LL.D.

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

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

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

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

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 The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

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From this reading C. HAGBERG WRIGHT, LL.D.

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From this reading T. FISHER UNWIN LTD.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

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From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

a condition requiring relief

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

especially; in particular

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

plural of “novelist” — one who writes novels

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

a country person

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

a native or inhabitant of Russia

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

an educational institution

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

presiding officer of a school

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading T. FISHER UNWIN LTD.

natural abilities or qualities

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

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

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

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

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910)

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

a person who translates written messages from one language to another

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

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From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

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

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

still full

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

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From this reading T. FISHER UNWIN LTD.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

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

From this reading Her first novel was entitled _From the Heart not from the Head._ Two of her best-known books are _Mityukha, the Schoolmaster,_ and _In Various Directions._ She has said that "her first school was the village street, and her teachers, the grey old village folk and dire need."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

during the time that

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.

United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)

From this reading C. HAGBERG WRIGHT, LL.D.

plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well known to English readers, the women novelists of Russia have been left almost untouched by the translator.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet there are many authoresses of talent in the literary world of Russia at the present day; notably Madame Dmitrieva, born 1859, of peasant parents.