Chapter XIX

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

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

(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 All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

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From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

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

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

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

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

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

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

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

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

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From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock

From this reading "_Krasnoe_," said Mr. Hegeman, "means 'red,' and Krasnoyarsk gets its name from the red cliffs of the Yenisei on which it stands.

formed or developed from something else; not original

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

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

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

creating or arousing excitement

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading The Yenisei is a fine river, one of the largest in Siberia, and where it passes Krasnoyarsk it is fully half a mile wide.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

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

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading The Yenisei is a fine river, one of the largest in Siberia, and where it passes Krasnoyarsk it is fully half a mile wide.

plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

From this reading "_Krasnoe_," said Mr. Hegeman, "means 'red,' and Krasnoyarsk gets its name from the red cliffs of the Yenisei on which it stands.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading The Yenisei is a fine river, one of the largest in Siberia, and where it passes Krasnoyarsk it is fully half a mile wide.

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From this reading "_Krasnoe_," said Mr. Hegeman, "means 'red,' and Krasnoyarsk gets its name from the red cliffs of the Yenisei on which it stands.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

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

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

From this reading All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

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

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

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

From this reading All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

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

From this reading "_Krasnoe_," said Mr. Hegeman, "means 'red,' and Krasnoyarsk gets its name from the red cliffs of the Yenisei on which it stands.

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

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Yenisei is a fine river, one of the largest in Siberia, and where it passes Krasnoyarsk it is fully half a mile wide.

a unit of instruction

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading "_Krasnoe_," said Mr. Hegeman, "means 'red,' and Krasnoyarsk gets its name from the red cliffs of the Yenisei on which it stands.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading The Yenisei is a fine river, one of the largest in Siberia, and where it passes Krasnoyarsk it is fully half a mile wide.

plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

a form of address for a man

From this reading "_Krasnoe_," said Mr. Hegeman, "means 'red,' and Krasnoyarsk gets its name from the red cliffs of the Yenisei on which it stands.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "_Krasnoe_," said Mr. Hegeman, "means 'red,' and Krasnoyarsk gets its name from the red cliffs of the Yenisei on which it stands.

the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

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From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River; Russia's oldest city and an important trading center in the Middle Ages

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "_Krasnoe_," said Mr. Hegeman, "means 'red,' and Krasnoyarsk gets its name from the red cliffs of the Yenisei on which it stands.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The Yenisei is a fine river, one of the largest in Siberia, and where it passes Krasnoyarsk it is fully half a mile wide.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

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From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

From this reading The Yenisei is a fine river, one of the largest in Siberia, and where it passes Krasnoyarsk it is fully half a mile wide.

a city in the European part of Russia

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

the manner in which someone utters a word

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading "_Krasnoe_," said Mr. Hegeman, "means 'red,' and Krasnoyarsk gets its name from the red cliffs of the Yenisei on which it stands.

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

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From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

a native or inhabitant of Russia

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "_Krasnoe_," said Mr. Hegeman, "means 'red,' and Krasnoyarsk gets its name from the red cliffs of the Yenisei on which it stands.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

a native or inhabitant of Siberia

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

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

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading "_Krasnoe_," said Mr. Hegeman, "means 'red,' and Krasnoyarsk gets its name from the red cliffs of the Yenisei on which it stands.

travel by means of steam power

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

plural of “story” — 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 POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

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

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

a fierce or audacious person

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

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

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

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From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading All around the town the soil is of a reddish hue, and so are the hills that form the horizon in every direction.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

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

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

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

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

in or at the place that

From this reading The Yenisei is a fine river, one of the largest in Siberia, and where it passes Krasnoyarsk it is fully half a mile wide.

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

From this reading "_Krasnoe_," said Mr. Hegeman, "means 'red,' and Krasnoyarsk gets its name from the red cliffs of the Yenisei on which it stands.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading The Yenisei is a fine river, one of the largest in Siberia, and where it passes Krasnoyarsk it is fully half a mile wide.

in the company of; together with

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading POSITION AND CHARACTER OF KRASNOYARSK.--A LESSON IN RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION.--MARKET SCENE.--SIBERIAN TREES.--THE _OUKHABA_.--A NEW SENSATION.--ROAD-FEVER AND ITS CAUSE.--AN EXCITING ADVENTURE WITH WOLVES.--HOW WOLVES ARE HUNTED.--FROM KRASNOYARSK TO TOMSK.--STEAM NAVIGATION IN SIBERIA.--BARNAOOL.--MINES OF THE ALTAI.--TIGERS AND TIGER STORIES.--THE _BOURAN_.--ACROSS THE BARABA STEPPE.--TUMEN AND EKATERINEBURG.--FROM EUROPE TO ASIA.--PERM, KAZAN, AND NIJNI NOVGOROD.--END OF THE SLEIGH-RIDE.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Frank asked what was meant by the word Krasnoyarsk: was it derived from a river, a mountain, or did it belong to an individual?

a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea

From this reading "_Krasnoe_," said Mr. Hegeman, "means 'red,' and Krasnoyarsk gets its name from the red cliffs of the Yenisei on which it stands.