1918
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From this reading In the summer of 1918, Mary Rose Breese was married to the Count Giering-Trelovitch in Riga, Russia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I made notes of it later in my hotel room, and the facts are exact.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I made notes of it later in my hotel room, and the facts are exact.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She was then eighteen, and extraordinarily beautiful.
boredomnounUS /ˈbɔːrdəm/
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
From this reading Disillusionment had not yet written boredom into her fragile features.
Breese
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From this reading In the summer of 1918, Mary Rose Breese was married to the Count Giering-Trelovitch in Riga, Russia.
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 THE LAST OF THE CIRCLE I shall repeat here the story the Russian told me.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading In the summer of 1918, Mary Rose Breese was married to the Count Giering-Trelovitch in Riga, Russia.
DisillusionmentnounUS /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənmənt/
freeing from false belief or illusions
From this reading Disillusionment had not yet written boredom into her fragile features.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading She was then eighteen, and extraordinarily beautiful.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading I made notes of it later in my hotel room, and the facts are exact.
extraordinarilyadverbUS /ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli/
extremely
From this reading She was then eighteen, and extraordinarily beautiful.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading I made notes of it later in my hotel room, and the facts are exact.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Disillusionment had not yet written boredom into her fragile features.
fragileadjectiveUS /ˈfrædʒəl/
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
From this reading Disillusionment had not yet written boredom into her fragile features.
Giering-Trelovitch
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From this reading In the summer of 1918, Mary Rose Breese was married to the Count Giering-Trelovitch in Riga, Russia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Disillusionment had not yet written boredom into her fragile features.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Disillusionment had not yet written boredom into her fragile features.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CIRCLE I shall repeat here the story the Russian told me.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading I made notes of it later in my hotel room, and the facts are exact.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CIRCLE I shall repeat here the story the Russian told me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I made notes of it later in my hotel room, and the facts are exact.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Disillusionment had not yet written boredom into her fragile features.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I made notes of it later in my hotel room, and the facts are exact.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CIRCLE I shall repeat here the story the Russian told me.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I made notes of it later in my hotel room, and the facts are exact.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made notes of it later in my hotel room, and the facts are exact.
joined in matrimony
From this reading In the summer of 1918, Mary Rose Breese was married to the Count Giering-Trelovitch in Riga, Russia.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading In the summer of 1918, Mary Rose Breese was married to the Count Giering-Trelovitch in Riga, Russia.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CIRCLE I shall repeat here the story the Russian told me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I made notes of it later in my hotel room, and the facts are exact.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Disillusionment had not yet written boredom into her fragile features.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading I made notes of it later in my hotel room, and the facts are exact.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CIRCLE I shall repeat here the story the Russian told me.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CIRCLE I shall repeat here the story the Russian told me.
RiganounUS /ˈriːɡə/
a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
From this reading In the summer of 1918, Mary Rose Breese was married to the Count Giering-Trelovitch in Riga, Russia.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I made notes of it later in my hotel room, and the facts are exact.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading In the summer of 1918, Mary Rose Breese was married to the Count Giering-Trelovitch in Riga, Russia.
RussianounUS /ˈrʌʃə/
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 In the summer of 1918, Mary Rose Breese was married to the Count Giering-Trelovitch in Riga, Russia.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CIRCLE I shall repeat here the story the Russian told me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CIRCLE I shall repeat here the story the Russian told me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was then eighteen, and extraordinarily beautiful.
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 THE LAST OF THE CIRCLE I shall repeat here the story the Russian told me.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading In the summer of 1918, Mary Rose Breese was married to the Count Giering-Trelovitch in Riga, Russia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CIRCLE I shall repeat here the story the Russian told me.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She was then eighteen, and extraordinarily beautiful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the summer of 1918, Mary Rose Breese was married to the Count Giering-Trelovitch in Riga, Russia.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading THE LAST OF THE CIRCLE I shall repeat here the story the Russian told me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the summer of 1918, Mary Rose Breese was married to the Count Giering-Trelovitch in Riga, Russia.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Disillusionment had not yet written boredom into her fragile features.
but in spite of that
From this reading Disillusionment had not yet written boredom into her fragile features.
