used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
anew
From this reading A gilded iron grille behind my guide showed where the elevator had descended again.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading The Russian’s eyes were fixed on me in an amused inquiry.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Russian’s eyes were fixed on me in an amused inquiry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “We have arrived then?”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A gilded iron grille behind my guide showed where the elevator had descended again.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
delicatelyadverbUS /ˈdeləkətli/
in a delicate manner
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading A gilded iron grille behind my guide showed where the elevator had descended again.
electricadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektrɪk/
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
elevatornounUS /ˈeləveɪtər/
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading A gilded iron grille behind my guide showed where the elevator had descended again.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading The Russian’s eyes were fixed on me in an amused inquiry.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
gildedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪldɪd/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading A gilded iron grille behind my guide showed where the elevator had descended again.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
coins made of gold
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
grillenounUS /ɡrɪl/
small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
From this reading A gilded iron grille behind my guide showed where the elevator had descended again.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading A gilded iron grille behind my guide showed where the elevator had descended again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have arrived then?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well,” he said presently, “shall we proceed?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
inquirynounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪriː/
a search for knowledge
From this reading The Russian’s eyes were fixed on me in an amused inquiry.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading A gilded iron grille behind my guide showed where the elevator had descended again.
Ivanovitch
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From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Russian’s eyes were fixed on me in an amused inquiry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Russian’s eyes were fixed on me in an amused inquiry.
in the near future
From this reading “Well,” he said presently, “shall we proceed?”
continue talking
From this reading “Well,” he said presently, “shall we proceed?”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
Russian'snounUS /ˈrʌʃənz/
possessive form of “russian” — a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading The Russian’s eyes were fixed on me in an amused inquiry.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” he said presently, “shall we proceed?”
cut with a saw
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Well,” he said presently, “shall we proceed?”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A gilded iron grille behind my guide showed where the elevator had descended again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “We have arrived then?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well,” he said presently, “shall we proceed?”
(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 “Well,” he said presently, “shall we proceed?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Russian’s eyes were fixed on me in an amused inquiry.
at the time that
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
in or at the place that
From this reading A gilded iron grille behind my guide showed where the elevator had descended again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When in Rome—— When my eyes had grown accustomed to the soft glow of electric lights, I saw that I stood, alone with Ivanovitch, in a small room delicately furnished in blue and gold.
