used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On a narrow, dark staircase over which was written: "This Way to the Amphitheatre," she stopped:
anew
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Why all these men and that beastly orchestra?"
AmphitheatrenounUS /ˈæmfəθiˈeɪtər/
a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that very moment he remembered how when he had seen Anna Sergueyevna off that evening at the station he had said to himself that everything was over between them, and they would never meet again.
beastlyadjectiveUS /ˈbiːstliː/
(informal) very unpleasant
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
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absence of light or illumination
From this reading On a narrow, dark staircase over which was written: "This Way to the Amphitheatre," she stopped:
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And now how far off they were from the end!
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading At that very moment he remembered how when he had seen Anna Sergueyevna off that evening at the station he had said to himself that everything was over between them, and they would never meet again.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading At that very moment he remembered how when he had seen Anna Sergueyevna off that evening at the station he had said to himself that everything was over between them, and they would never meet again.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading And now how far off they were from the end!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And now how far off they were from the end!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At that very moment he remembered how when he had seen Anna Sergueyevna off that evening at the station he had said to himself that everything was over between them, and they would never meet again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At that very moment he remembered how when he had seen Anna Sergueyevna off that evening at the station he had said to himself that everything was over between them, and they would never meet again.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At that very moment he remembered how when he had seen Anna Sergueyevna off that evening at the station he had said to himself that everything was over between them, and they would never meet again.
how
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terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Oh, Lord!
come together
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the force of workers available
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a particular point in time
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make or become more narrow or restricted
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not ever; at no time in the past or future
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now how far off they were from the end!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
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a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Lord!
touching and supported by a surface
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orchestranounUS /ˈɔːrkəstrə/
a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At that very moment he remembered how when he had seen Anna Sergueyevna off that evening at the station he had said to himself that everything was over between them, and they would never meet again.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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Sergueyevna
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On a narrow, dark staircase over which was written: "This Way to the Amphitheatre," she stopped:
staircasenounUS /ˈsterkeɪs/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
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a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
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(of a nose) blocked
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At that very moment he remembered how when he had seen Anna Sergueyevna off that evening at the station he had said to himself that everything was over between them, and they would never meet again.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Why all these men and that beastly orchestra?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At that very moment he remembered how when he had seen Anna Sergueyevna off that evening at the station he had said to himself that everything was over between them, and they would never meet again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On a narrow, dark staircase over which was written: "This Way to the Amphitheatre," she stopped:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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precisely as stated
From this reading At that very moment he remembered how when he had seen Anna Sergueyevna off that evening at the station he had said to himself that everything was over between them, and they would never meet again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At that very moment he remembered how when he had seen Anna Sergueyevna off that evening at the station he had said to himself that everything was over between them, and they would never meet again.
how something is done or how it happens
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now how far off they were from the end!
at the time that
From this reading At that very moment he remembered how when he had seen Anna Sergueyevna off that evening at the station he had said to himself that everything was over between them, and they would never meet again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why all these men and that beastly orchestra?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At that very moment he remembered how when he had seen Anna Sergueyevna off that evening at the station he had said to himself that everything was over between them, and they would never meet again.
set down in writing in any of various ways
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