aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/
regarded with admiration
From this reading And Petka admired his knowledge and daring, and thought that some day he would be like him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Petka’s days dragged on wonderfully monotonously, as like to one another as two brothers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Petka’s days dragged on wonderfully monotonously, as like to one another as two brothers.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Wanted badly!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And Petka admired his knowledge and daring, and thought that some day he would be like him.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Petka’s days dragged on wonderfully monotonously, as like to one another as two brothers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But meanwhile he wanted to be somewhere else.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading And Petka admired his knowledge and daring, and thought that some day he would be like him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And Petka admired his knowledge and daring, and thought that some day he would be like him.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Petka’s days dragged on wonderfully monotonously, as like to one another as two brothers.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Petka’s days dragged on wonderfully monotonously, as like to one another as two brothers.
else
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From this reading But meanwhile he wanted to be somewhere else.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Petka admired his knowledge and daring, and thought that some day he would be like him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Petka admired his knowledge and daring, and thought that some day he would be like him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
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 Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading And Petka admired his knowledge and daring, and thought that some day he would be like him.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And Petka admired his knowledge and daring, and thought that some day he would be like him.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading But meanwhile he wanted to be somewhere else.
the force of workers available
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
monotonouslyadverb
in a monotonous manner
From this reading Petka’s days dragged on wonderfully monotonously, as like to one another as two brothers.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
Nikolka
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From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Petka’s days dragged on wonderfully monotonously, as like to one another as two brothers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Petka’s days dragged on wonderfully monotonously, as like to one another as two brothers.
Petka
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From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
Petka's
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From this reading Petka’s days dragged on wonderfully monotonously, as like to one another as two brothers.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And Petka admired his knowledge and daring, and thought that some day he would be like him.
in or at or to some place
From this reading But meanwhile he wanted to be somewhere else.
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 Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Petka admired his knowledge and daring, and thought that some day he would be like him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And Petka admired his knowledge and daring, and thought that some day he would be like him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But meanwhile he wanted to be somewhere else.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Petka’s days dragged on wonderfully monotonously, as like to one another as two brothers.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading But meanwhile he wanted to be somewhere else.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Nikolka knew several of the men and women by name, and told Petka nasty stories about them, and laughed showing his sharp teeth.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading Petka’s days dragged on wonderfully monotonously, as like to one another as two brothers.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And Petka admired his knowledge and daring, and thought that some day he would be like him.
