used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading But," I added, "this is not the place to discuss affairs of State.
matters of personal concern
From this reading But," I added, "this is not the place to discuss affairs of State.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading "I agree with you entirely, my dear friend.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
Bertram
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From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But," I added, "this is not the place to discuss affairs of State.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
chattingverbUS /ˈtʃætɪŋ/
inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
dearly loved
From this reading "I agree with you entirely, my dear friend.
decorationsnounUS /ˌdekərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “decoration” — something used to beautify
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
discussverbUS /dɪˈskʌs/
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading But," I added, "this is not the place to discuss affairs of State.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "I agree with you entirely, my dear friend.
errandnounUS /ˈerənd/
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
exclaimverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪm/
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I agree with you entirely, my dear friend.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
glovedadjectiveUS /ɡlʌvd/
having the hands covered with gloves
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I agree with you entirely, my dear friend.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But," I added, "this is not the place to discuss affairs of State.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
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 I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
leadersnounUS /ˈliːdərz/
the body of people who lead a group
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
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 I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
the force of workers available
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
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 Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I agree with you entirely, my dear friend.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
Neilidoff
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From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
nodverbUS /nɑːd/
express or signify by nodding
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But," I added, "this is not the place to discuss affairs of State.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But," I added, "this is not the place to discuss affairs of State.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But," I added, "this is not the place to discuss affairs of State.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
salonsnounUS /səˈlɑːnz/
plural of “salon” — gallery where works of art can be displayed
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading But," I added, "this is not the place to discuss affairs of State.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
Stoyanovitch
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From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
Sukova
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From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But," I added, "this is not the place to discuss affairs of State.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But," I added, "this is not the place to discuss affairs of State.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But," I added, "this is not the place to discuss affairs of State.
TuckernounUS /ˈtʌkər/
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
Tver
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From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
migratory
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
at the time that
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
which person or people
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah, Madame!" and turning, I bent over the gloved hand of old Madame Neilidoff, one of the leaders of Society in Moscow, with whom I stood chatting for a long time, and who kindly invited me for a week out at her great country estate at Sukova in Tver.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I agree with you entirely, my dear friend.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I suppose it must have been nearly two o'clock, when, after wandering through the _salons_, greeting many men and women I knew, I suddenly heard a voice behind me exclaim in English:
yellow-toothed
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From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I agree with you entirely, my dear friend.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Captain Stoyanovitch, gay with decorations, hurried past me on some errand for the Emperor, and gave me a nod as he went on, while young Bertram Tucker, our third secretary, came up and began to chat with the yellow-toothed old lady, who was such a power in the Russian social circle.
