used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
affinitynounUS /əˈfɪnəti/
(immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
AlaskanounUS /əˈlæskə/
a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
Alaska'snounUS /əˈlæskəz/
possessive form of “alaska” — a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
From this reading Alaska's Capital.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Sitka has always seemed to me the jumping-off place.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Alaska's Capital.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
being joined in close association
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
dependencenounUS /dɪˈpendəns/
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
feeblyadverbUS /ˈfiːbli/
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
the act of giving
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sitka has always seemed to me the jumping-off place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
how
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From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
jumping-off
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sitka has always seemed to me the jumping-off place.
and nothing more
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
KremlinnounUS /ˈkremlən/
citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
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 Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sitka has always seemed to me the jumping-off place.
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 I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
municipalitynounUS /ˌmjuːnɪsəˈpæləti/
an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
MuscovitenounUS /ˈmʌskəvaɪt/
a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
of an obscure nature
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
offencenoun
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
olfactoryadjectiveUS /oʊlˈfæktəri/
of or relating to olfaction
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
organnounUS /ˈɔːrɡən/
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Sitka has always seemed to me the jumping-off place.
respondedverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Sitka has always seemed to me the jumping-off place.
SitkanounUS /ˈsɪtkə/
a town in southeastern Alaska that was the capital of Russian America and served as the capital of Alaska from 1867 until 1906
From this reading Sitka has always seemed to me the jumping-off place.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sitka has always seemed to me the jumping-off place.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
throbverbUS /θrɑːb/
pulsate or pound with abnormal force
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
very small
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sitka has always seemed to me the jumping-off place.
undergroundadjectiveUS /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/
under the level of the ground
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I was half willing to believe that an underground passage connected the Kremlin with the Castle of Sitka; that the tiny capital of Great Alaska responded, though feebly, to every throb of the Russian heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have vaguely imagined that somehow--I know not just how--it had a mysterious affinity with Moscow, and was in some way a dependence of that Muscovite municipality.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Perhaps it did in the good old days now gone; but there is little or nothing of the Russian element left, and the place is as dead as dead can be without giving offence to the olfactory organ.
