Chapter IX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

plural of “abuse” — cruel or inhumane treatment

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading In thus acting they followed out a plan adopted long before.

acquired as your own by free choice

From this reading In thus acting they followed out a plan adopted long before.

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading In thus acting they followed out a plan adopted long before.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

a state at a particular time

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

having lost your job

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

the male ruler of an empire

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading In thus acting they followed out a plan adopted long before.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

relating to or associated with an empire

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

in an unhurried way or at one's convenience

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading In thus acting they followed out a plan adopted long before.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading STUDIES OF ST.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading In thus acting they followed out a plan adopted long before.

a country person

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading In thus acting they followed out a plan adopted long before.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

something left after other parts have been taken away

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

a native or inhabitant of Russia

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

the state of a serf

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

plural of “serf” — (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading STUDIES OF ST.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection

From this reading STUDIES OF ST.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading PETERSBURG.--MUJIKS.--"THE IMPERIAL NOSEGAY."--A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIAN SERFDOM.--ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, AND ABUSES.--EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS.--PRESENT CONDITION OF THE PEASANT CLASS.--SEEING THE EMPEROR.--HOW THE CZAR APPEARS IN PUBLIC.--PUBLIC AND SECRET POLICE.--THEIR EXTRAORDINARY POWERS.--ANECDOTES OF POLICE SEVERITY.--RUSSIAN COURTS OF LAW.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading In thus acting they followed out a plan adopted long before.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.

at the time that

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading They dismissed the guide, as they felt that they could go around without his aid, though they occasionally re-engaged him for special trips when they thought their inexperience would be a bar to their progress.

plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading For the remainder of their stay in the capital Doctor Bronson and the youths were more leisurely in their movements than during the first few days.