aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
matters of personal concern
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading These letters greatly alarmed her.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
on or to one side
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His aunt came with the intention of rating him soundly.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
Ekaterina
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From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Sasha, who loved his aunt, met her with great joy.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading These letters greatly alarmed her.
guardiannounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiən/
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
Head-Master
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From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading These letters greatly alarmed her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His aunt came with the intention of rating him soundly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sasha, who loved his aunt, met her with great joy.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading His aunt came with the intention of rating him soundly.
Ivanovna
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From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Sasha, who loved his aunt, met her with great joy.
Kokovkina
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From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
the literary culture
From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
held dear
From this reading Sasha, who loved his aunt, met her with great joy.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Sasha, who loved his aunt, met her with great joy.
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His aunt came with the intention of rating him soundly.
on one occasion
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
Pilnikova
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From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
ratingnounUS /ˈreɪtɪŋ/
an appraisal of the value of something
From this reading His aunt came with the intention of rating him soundly.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
Sasha
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From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
Sasha's
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From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
simultaneouslyadverbUS /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
at the same instant
From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading His aunt came with the intention of rating him soundly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These letters greatly alarmed her.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Ekaterina Ivanovna Pilnikova, Sasha's aunt and guardian, received simultaneously two letters about Sasha--one from the Head-Master and the other from Kokovkina.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading She put all her affairs aside and drove at once from her village through the muddy autumn roads to our town.
which person or people
From this reading Sasha, who loved his aunt, met her with great joy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sasha, who loved his aunt, met her with great joy.
