1903
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From this reading Up to the autumn of 1903 Ivan worked in the fields, bare-headed and blue-bloused, beside his father.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
acrenounUS /ˈeɪkər/
a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
allottedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːtɪd/
given as a task
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
in addition
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE CZAR'S COMMAND.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Up to the autumn of 1903 Ivan worked in the fields, bare-headed and blue-bloused, beside his father.
bare-headed
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From this reading Up to the autumn of 1903 Ivan worked in the fields, bare-headed and blue-bloused, beside his father.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Up to the autumn of 1903 Ivan worked in the fields, bare-headed and blue-bloused, beside his father.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
blue-bloused
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From this reading Up to the autumn of 1903 Ivan worked in the fields, bare-headed and blue-bloused, beside his father.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading AT THE CZAR'S COMMAND.
a state at a particular time
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
CZAR'SnounUS /zɑːrz/
possessive form of “czar” — a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading AT THE CZAR'S COMMAND.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
emancipatedadjectiveUS /ɪˈmænsəpeɪtɪd/
free from traditional social restraints
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
a social unit living together
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Up to the autumn of 1903 Ivan worked in the fields, bare-headed and blue-bloused, beside his father.
freebornadjectiveUS /ˈfriːbərn/
born free of free parents
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
generationsnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
ten 10s
From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
temporary military shelter
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
Ivan
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From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
Ivanovitch
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From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
MoscownounUS /ˈmɑːskoʊ/
a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
moujiknoun
a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
north-eastadverbUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/
to, toward, or in the northeast
From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
outskirtsnounUS /ˈaʊtskɜːrts/
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
paymentnounUS /ˈpeɪmənt/
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
roubles
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From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
serfsnounUS /sɜːrfs/
plural of “serf” — (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE CZAR'S COMMAND.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
tillableadjective
(of farmland) capable of being farmed productively
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up to the autumn of 1903 Ivan worked in the fields, bare-headed and blue-bloused, beside his father.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Ivan Ivanovitch lived on the outskirts of a small village about one hundred miles north-east of Moscow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
at the time that
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His father now owned the hut in which he lived with his family of wife and three children--two girls, besides Ivan; he also owned a small patch of land, and an acre or two of tillable soil had been allotted to him when the serfs were emancipated, with a condition of slow payment to the Government, a few roubles at a time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Like his father and grandfather and many generations before, he was a _moujik_, a peasant, with this difference: they had been serfs; Ivan was freeborn.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Up to the autumn of 1903 Ivan worked in the fields, bare-headed and blue-bloused, beside his father.
