acknowledgeverbUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒ/
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
adventuressnoun
a woman adventurer
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Potemkin, after having heard from Christianok all the details of the arrest of the Princess, was very morose and silent.
(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 Potemkin, after having heard from Christianok all the details of the arrest of the Princess, was very morose and silent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _THE HISTORIOGRAPHER, MILLER._ The obstinacy of the captive astonished and angered Ekaterina very much.
angeredadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡərd/
marked by extreme anger
From this reading _THE HISTORIOGRAPHER, MILLER._ The obstinacy of the captive astonished and angered Ekaterina very much.
any thing at all
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading Potemkin, after having heard from Christianok all the details of the arrest of the Princess, was very morose and silent.
ascribedverbUS /əˈskraɪbd/
past form of “ascribe” — attribute or credit to
From this reading Ekaterina ascribed it to his frequent fits of melancholy.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading _THE HISTORIOGRAPHER, MILLER._ The obstinacy of the captive astonished and angered Ekaterina very much.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
captivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading _THE HISTORIOGRAPHER, MILLER._ The obstinacy of the captive astonished and angered Ekaterina very much.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
cellarnounUS /ˈselər/
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
Christianok
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From this reading Potemkin, after having heard from Christianok all the details of the arrest of the Princess, was very morose and silent.
conqueredverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkərd/
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
daresnounUS /derz/
plural of “dare” — a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
true confidential information
From this reading Potemkin, after having heard from Christianok all the details of the arrest of the Princess, was very morose and silent.
Ekaterina
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From this reading _THE HISTORIOGRAPHER, MILLER._ The obstinacy of the captive astonished and angered Ekaterina very much.
executedadjectiveUS /ˈeksəkjuːtɪd/
put to death as punishment
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
fitsnounUS /fɪts/
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading Ekaterina ascribed it to his frequent fits of melancholy.
frequentverbUS /ˈfriːkwənt/
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading Ekaterina ascribed it to his frequent fits of melancholy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Potemkin, after having heard from Christianok all the details of the arrest of the Princess, was very morose and silent.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Potemkin, after having heard from Christianok all the details of the arrest of the Princess, was very morose and silent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
HISTORIOGRAPHERnoun
a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
From this reading _THE HISTORIOGRAPHER, MILLER._ The obstinacy of the captive astonished and angered Ekaterina very much.
How
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From this reading “How is this?” she reasoned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
imposturenoun
pretending to be another person
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How is this?” she reasoned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ekaterina ascribed it to his frequent fits of melancholy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Ekaterina ascribed it to his frequent fits of melancholy.
MILLERnounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading _THE HISTORIOGRAPHER, MILLER._ The obstinacy of the captive astonished and angered Ekaterina very much.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
moroseadjectiveUS /mərˈoʊs/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading Potemkin, after having heard from Christianok all the details of the arrest of the Princess, was very morose and silent.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _THE HISTORIOGRAPHER, MILLER._ The obstinacy of the captive astonished and angered Ekaterina very much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
obstinacynounUS /ˈɑːbstənəsi/
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
From this reading _THE HISTORIOGRAPHER, MILLER._ The obstinacy of the captive astonished and angered Ekaterina very much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE HISTORIOGRAPHER, MILLER._ The obstinacy of the captive astonished and angered Ekaterina very much.
PotemkinnounUS /pəˈtemkɪn/
a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)
From this reading Potemkin, after having heard from Christianok all the details of the arrest of the Princess, was very morose and silent.
Pougachoff
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From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Potemkin, after having heard from Christianok all the details of the arrest of the Princess, was very morose and silent.
publiclyadverbUS /ˈpʌblɪkli/
in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
punyadjectiveUS /ˈpjuːni/
inferior in strength or significance
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
reasonedadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənd/
logically valid
From this reading “How is this?” she reasoned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How is this?” she reasoned.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Potemkin, after having heard from Christianok all the details of the arrest of the Princess, was very morose and silent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE HISTORIOGRAPHER, MILLER._ The obstinacy of the captive astonished and angered Ekaterina very much.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “How is this?” she reasoned.
threatenverbUS /ˈθretən/
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
TurkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
precisely as stated
From this reading _THE HISTORIOGRAPHER, MILLER._ The obstinacy of the captive astonished and angered Ekaterina very much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Potemkin, after having heard from Christianok all the details of the arrest of the Princess, was very morose and silent.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “I have conquered Turkey; Pougachoff has been caught, has acknowledged his imposture, and been publicly executed; … and that miserable, puny woman, that adventuress, … will not acknowledge anything, and dares to threaten me, from her cellar … from her den.”
