used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
Alice
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From this reading He would have been glad had his business denied him a little longer the company of his aunt and his cousin Alice and the polished Prince Berloff.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
on or to one side
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
in a state of sleep
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading He would have been glad had his business denied him a little longer the company of his aunt and his cousin Alice and the polished Prince Berloff.
awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
the act of waking
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He would have been glad had his business denied him a little longer the company of his aunt and his cousin Alice and the polished Prince Berloff.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
Berloff
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From this reading He would have been glad had his business denied him a little longer the company of his aunt and his cousin Alice and the polished Prince Berloff.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading He would have been glad had his business denied him a little longer the company of his aunt and his cousin Alice and the polished Prince Berloff.
compartmentnounUS /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/
a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Drexel gave little heed to the country through which his train shrieked and rumbled.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading He would have been glad had his business denied him a little longer the company of his aunt and his cousin Alice and the polished Prince Berloff.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
deniedverbUS /dɪˈnaɪd/
inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading He would have been glad had his business denied him a little longer the company of his aunt and his cousin Alice and the polished Prince Berloff.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
Drexel
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From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
give expression to
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
yet to be or coming
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Drexel gave little heed to the country through which his train shrieked and rumbled.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading He would have been glad had his business denied him a little longer the company of his aunt and his cousin Alice and the polished Prince Berloff.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have been glad had his business denied him a little longer the company of his aunt and his cousin Alice and the polished Prince Berloff.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
heednounUS /hiːd/
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading Drexel gave little heed to the country through which his train shrieked and rumbled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He would have been glad had his business denied him a little longer the company of his aunt and his cousin Alice and the polished Prince Berloff.
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 And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
for more time
From this reading He would have been glad had his business denied him a little longer the company of his aunt and his cousin Alice and the polished Prince Berloff.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
monotonouslyadverb
in a monotonous manner
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
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 THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
PetersburgnounUS /ˈpiːtərzbərɡ/
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading He would have been glad had his business denied him a little longer the company of his aunt and his cousin Alice and the polished Prince Berloff.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading He would have been glad had his business denied him a little longer the company of his aunt and his cousin Alice and the polished Prince Berloff.
profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
possessing material wealth
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
rumbledverbUS /ˈrʌmbəld/
past form of “rumble” — make a low noise
From this reading Drexel gave little heed to the country through which his train shrieked and rumbled.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
shriekedadjectiveUS /ʃriːkt/
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading Drexel gave little heed to the country through which his train shrieked and rumbled.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
the season of growth
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
St
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From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
sufficedverbUS /səˈfaɪst/
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
sunlessadjective
filled or abounding with clouds
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Drexel gave little heed to the country through which his train shrieked and rumbled.
propel through the air
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Drexel gave little heed to the country through which his train shrieked and rumbled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading And there was small reason that he should, for the land was monotonously flat, and made more monotonous by its vast blanket of sunless snow, beneath which it had been asleep these two months and which it would not throw aside with the awakening gesture of Spring for three long months to come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Drexel gave little heed to the country through which his train shrieked and rumbled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were a pleasant two days, rich with promise of future profit, and it was with regret that he settled down in his compartment of the day express to St. Petersburg.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE WOMAN IN BROWN Instead of the week Drexel had thought his business would keep him in Moscow, two days sufficed.
