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At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion. "Good-bye . I am a difficult, hateful man," he said.
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past form of “crane” — stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading “At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Good-bye .”
an established custom
From this reading “At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.”
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading “I am a difficult, hateful man," he said.”
in a random manner
From this reading “At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.”
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading “At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.”
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 “At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.”
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
From this reading “At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.”
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In this reading “At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am a difficult, hateful man," he said.
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From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a difficult, hateful man," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
past form of “crane” — stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I am a difficult, hateful man," he said.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-bye .
an established custom
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading I am a difficult, hateful man," he said.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am a difficult, hateful man," he said.
in a random manner
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I am a difficult, hateful man," he said.
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 At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I am a difficult, hateful man," he said.
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
in the direction of
From this reading At the entrance to his house, he craned forward towards Almer and, staggering, kissed him on the lips, having the old Moscow habit of kissing indiscriminately on every occasion.
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