used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ivan Cheprakov, the son, was a guard on the railway.
admiringverbUS /ædˈmaɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
for the reason that
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
Cheprakov
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From this reading Ivan Cheprakov, the son, was a guard on the railway.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
emaciatedadjectiveUS /ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtɪd/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
set up or found
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Ivan Cheprakov, the son, was a guard on the railway.
guard'snounUS /ɡɑːrdz/
possessive form of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
come to pass
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
Ivan
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From this reading Ivan Cheprakov, the son, was a guard on the railway.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
Masha
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From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
nowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ivan Cheprakov, the son, was a guard on the railway.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
profitableadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːfətəbəl/
yielding material gain or profit
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Ivan Cheprakov, the son, was a guard on the railway.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
a male human offspring
From this reading Ivan Cheprakov, the son, was a guard on the railway.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ivan Cheprakov, the son, was a guard on the railway.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
twitchverbUS /twɪtʃ/
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
uniformadjectiveUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrm/
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading My new position gave him a mixed feeling of astonishment, envy, and vague hope that something of the sort might happen to him.
precisely as stated
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
vodkanounUS /ˈvɑːdkə/
unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ivan Cheprakov, the son, was a guard on the railway.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
be dressed in
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading He hated wearing his guard's uniform and was ashamed of it, but found his job profitable because he could steal candles and sell them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading During the winter he got very thin and weak, so that he got drunk on one glass of vodka, and felt cold out of the sun.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He used to follow Masha with admiring eyes, and to ask me what I had for dinner nowadays, and his ugly, emaciated face used to wear a sweet, sad expression, and he used to twitch his fingers as though he could feel my happiness with them.
