Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

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

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

plural of “aspect” — a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "We were at Peking, which is, I think, only eight hundred miles from Kiachta.

the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

completely unclothed

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading We went from Peking to the Great Wall of China, so that we were less than seven hundred miles from the point where you called on the Sargootchay.

a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

past form of “circumvent” — surround so as to force to give up

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

being one more than seven

From this reading "We were at Peking, which is, I think, only eight hundred miles from Kiachta.

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

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

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading "Oh yes," Frank responded.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "We were at Peking, which is, I think, only eight hundred miles from Kiachta.

plural of “garment” — an article of clothing

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

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

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

the head of a state government

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading We went from Peking to the Great Wall of China, so that we were less than seven hundred miles from the point where you called on the Sargootchay.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

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

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

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

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

ten 10s

From this reading "We were at Peking, which is, I think, only eight hundred miles from Kiachta.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

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

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

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

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "We were at Peking, which is, I think, only eight hundred miles from Kiachta.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

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

From this reading "We were at Peking, which is, I think, only eight hundred miles from Kiachta.

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

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading We went from Peking to the Great Wall of China, so that we were less than seven hundred miles from the point where you called on the Sargootchay.

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

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 GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

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

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

plural of “mail” — the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading "We were at Peking, which is, I think, only eight hundred miles from Kiachta.

a form of address for a man

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh yes," Frank responded.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

and nothing more

From this reading "We were at Peking, which is, I think, only eight hundred miles from Kiachta.

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

plural of “peculiarity” — an odd or unusual characteristic

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city

From this reading "We were at Peking, which is, I think, only eight hundred miles from Kiachta.

a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading We went from Peking to the Great Wall of China, so that we were less than seven hundred miles from the point where you called on the Sargootchay.

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

unusual or striking

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something

From this reading "Oh yes," Frank responded.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

a native or inhabitant of Russia

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

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From this reading We went from Peking to the Great Wall of China, so that we were less than seven hundred miles from the point where you called on the Sargootchay.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading We went from Peking to the Great Wall of China, so that we were less than seven hundred miles from the point where you called on the Sargootchay.

a native or inhabitant of Siberia

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

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From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

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From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

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From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

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From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We went from Peking to the Great Wall of China, so that we were less than seven hundred miles from the point where you called on the Sargootchay.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

plural of “stipulation” — (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading We went from Peking to the Great Wall of China, so that we were less than seven hundred miles from the point where you called on the Sargootchay.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

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

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

of or relating to the theater

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "We were at Peking, which is, I think, only eight hundred miles from Kiachta.

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

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.

plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading We went from Peking to the Great Wall of China, so that we were less than seven hundred miles from the point where you called on the Sargootchay.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We were at Peking, which is, I think, only eight hundred miles from Kiachta.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading We went from Peking to the Great Wall of China, so that we were less than seven hundred miles from the point where you called on the Sargootchay.

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

From this reading "We were at Peking, which is, I think, only eight hundred miles from Kiachta.

in or at the place that

From this reading We went from Peking to the Great Wall of China, so that we were less than seven hundred miles from the point where you called on the Sargootchay.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "We were at Peking, which is, I think, only eight hundred miles from Kiachta.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

in the company of; together with

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading GENERAL ASPECTS OF MAI-MAI-CHIN.--DINNER WITH A CHINESE GOVERNOR.--A THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.--LAKE BAIKAL: ITS REMARKABLE FEATURES.--A WONDERFUL RIDE.--IRKUTSK.--ITS POPULATION, SIZE, AND PECULIARITIES.--SOCIAL GAYETIES.--PREPARATIONS FOR A LONG SLEIGH-RIDE.--LIST OF GARMENTS.--VARIETIES OF SLEIGHS.--FAREWELL TO IRKUTSK.--SLEIGHING INCIDENTS.--FOOD ON THE ROAD.--SIBERIAN MAILS.--ADVANTAGES OF WINTER TRAVELLING.--SLEIGHING ON BARE GROUND.--A SNOWLESS REGION.--KRASNOYARSK.

an affirmative

From this reading "Oh yes," Frank responded.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You have been in China, I believe," said Mr. Hegeman, during the pause that followed the story of how the Russian and Chinese merchants circumvented the stipulations of the treaty.