adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
boldestadjectiveUS /ˈboʊldɪst/
superlative of “bold” — fearless and daring
From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
braggingnounUS /ˈbræɡɪŋ/
an instance of boastful talk
From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
ChurchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
Chéchen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The death of more than one Russian, as well as Chéchen, lay on his conscience.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading The death of more than one Russian, as well as Chéchen, lay on his conscience.
CossacknounUS /ˈkɔːsək/
a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
dare-devil
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From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The death of more than one Russian, as well as Chéchen, lay on his conscience.
Eróshka
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From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody in the regiment knew of his old-time prowess.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He used to go plundering in the mountains, and robbed the Russians too; and he had twice been in prison.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Everybody in the regiment knew of his old-time prowess.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The death of more than one Russian, as well as Chéchen, lay on his conscience.
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The death of more than one Russian, as well as Chéchen, lay on his conscience.
mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading He used to go plundering in the mountains, and robbed the Russians too; and he had twice been in prison.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
old-timeadjective
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
From this reading Everybody in the regiment knew of his old-time prowess.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The death of more than one Russian, as well as Chéchen, lay on his conscience.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The death of more than one Russian, as well as Chéchen, lay on his conscience.
OrthodoxadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrθədɑːks/
of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
plunderingnounUS /ˈplʌndərɪŋ/
the act of stealing valuable things from a place
From this reading He used to go plundering in the mountains, and robbed the Russians too; and he had twice been in prison.
prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading He used to go plundering in the mountains, and robbed the Russians too; and he had twice been in prison.
prowessnounUS /ˈpraʊəs/
a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
From this reading Everybody in the regiment knew of his old-time prowess.
regimentverbUS /ˈredʒəmənt/
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Everybody in the regiment knew of his old-time prowess.
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading He used to go plundering in the mountains, and robbed the Russians too; and he had twice been in prison.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
RussiansnounUS /ˈrʌʃənz/
plural of “russian” — a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading He used to go plundering in the mountains, and robbed the Russians too; and he had twice been in prison.
sergeant-major
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
solitaryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləteri/
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
superannuatedadjective
too old to be useful
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The death of more than one Russian, as well as Chéchen, lay on his conscience.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He used to go plundering in the mountains, and robbed the Russians too; and he had twice been in prison.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading He used to go plundering in the mountains, and robbed the Russians too; and he had twice been in prison.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He used to go plundering in the mountains, and robbed the Russians too; and he had twice been in prison.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The death of more than one Russian, as well as Chéchen, lay on his conscience.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Daddy Eróshka was a superannuated and solitary Cossack: twenty years ago his wife had gone over to the Orthodox Church and run away from him and married a Russian sergeant-major, and he had no children.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was not bragging when he spoke of himself as having been the boldest dare-devil in the village when he was young.
