Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

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

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading “The monks were not to blame, in any case,” he reflected, on the steps.

present reasons and arguments

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

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

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

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

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

put or pin the blame on

From this reading “The monks were not to blame, in any case,” he reflected, on the steps.

elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

a rude or vulgar fool

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

an occurrence of something

From this reading “The monks were not to blame, in any case,” he reflected, on the steps.

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

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

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

exhibiting courtesy and politeness

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

morally reprehensible

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

past form of “disdain” — look down on with disdain

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

all things; all of a situation

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

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From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

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

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

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

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

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

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

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From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

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

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

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

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

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

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

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From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

and nothing more

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

and nothing more

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

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From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading “The monks were not to blame, in any case,” he reflected, on the steps.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

a titled peer of the realm

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “The monks were not to blame, in any case,” he reflected, on the steps.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

above and across; more than

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

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

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

plural of “qualm” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading “The monks were not to blame, in any case,” he reflected, on the steps.

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading “The monks were not to blame, in any case,” he reflected, on the steps.

of high or superior quality or performance

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

possessive form of “superior” — one of greater rank or station or quality

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

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

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

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

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

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From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

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

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

disturb the balance or stability of

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

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

From this reading “The monks were not to blame, in any case,” he reflected, on the steps.

at the time that

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading “And if they’re decent people here (and the Father Superior, I understand, is a nobleman) why not be friendly and courteous with them?

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Scandalous Scene Miüsov, as a man of breeding and delicacy, could not but feel some inward qualms, when he reached the Father Superior’s with Ivan: he felt ashamed of having lost his temper.

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

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”

performs some wicked deed

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

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

From this reading He felt that he ought to have disdained that despicable wretch, Fyodor Pavlovitch, too much to have been upset by him in Father Zossima’s cell, and so to have forgotten himself.

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

From this reading I won’t argue, I’ll fall in with everything, I’ll win them by politeness, and ... and ... show them that I’ve nothing to do with that Æsop, that buffoon, that Pierrot, and have merely been taken in over this affair, just as they have.”