the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
AlexandernounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændər/
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading "They might send me to the mines," he said, "for aught I care, mademoiselle.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
BagdadnounUS /ˈbæɡdæd/
capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
CalcuttanounUS /ˌkælˈkʌtə/
the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "They might send me to the mines," he said, "for aught I care, mademoiselle.
ConstantinoplenounUS /ˌkɑːnstæntəˈnoʊpəl/
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
CzarnounUS /zɑːr/
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
dislodgeverbUS /dɪˈslɑːdʒ/
remove or force out from a position
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "They might send me to the mines," he said, "for aught I care, mademoiselle.
fortressnounUS /ˈfɔːrtrəs/
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They might send me to the mines," he said, "for aught I care, mademoiselle.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Olga noted the name to herself hurriedly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
hurriedlyadverbUS /ˈhɜːridli/
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Olga noted the name to herself hurriedly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They might send me to the mines," he said, "for aught I care, mademoiselle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "They might send me to the mines," he said, "for aught I care, mademoiselle.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They might send me to the mines," he said, "for aught I care, mademoiselle.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "They might send me to the mines," he said, "for aught I care, mademoiselle.
minesnounUS /maɪnz/
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading "They might send me to the mines," he said, "for aught I care, mademoiselle.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Olga noted the name to herself hurriedly.
Niaz
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From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Olga noted the name to herself hurriedly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
Olga
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From this reading Olga noted the name to herself hurriedly.
on one occasion
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
pearlyadjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrli/
of a white the color of pearls
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They might send me to the mines," he said, "for aught I care, mademoiselle.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "They might send me to the mines," he said, "for aught I care, mademoiselle.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
carry out
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They might send me to the mines," he said, "for aught I care, mademoiselle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
a Caucasian
From this reading The Baron laughed, and showed his two rows of pearly white teeth to the best advantage.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I could get away easily enough from village to village to my own country; and once there, it would be easier for the Czar to take Constantinople and Bagdad and Calcutta than to track and dislodge Alexander Niaz in his mountain fortress."
