used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
AdmiraltynounUS /ˈædmərəlti/
the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
(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 The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
exhale hard
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
brilliancynoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
cobble-stones
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From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
crystallizedadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd/
having become fixed and definite in form
From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
cupolanounUS /kəˈpoʊlə/
a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
depressingadjectiveUS /dɪˈpresɪŋ/
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
harmlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrmləs/
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
Isaac's
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From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
immediately past
From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
the act of departing
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
used to form the superlative
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
NevanounUS /ˈneɪvə/
a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland
From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
Ostrow
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From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
pestilentialadjective
likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
PetersburgnounUS /ˈpiːtərzbərɡ/
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
rattleverbUS /ˈrætəl/
make short successive sounds
From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
sepulchrenoun
a chamber that is used as a grave
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
sleigh-bells
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From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
St
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From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading In the winter the pestilential rattle of the cobble-stones in the side streets is at last silent, and the merry music of sleigh-bells takes its place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
thoroughfarenounUS /ˈθɜːroʊfer/
a public road from one place to another
From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
Vassili
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From this reading In winter the Neva is a broad, silent thoroughfare between the Vassili Ostrow and the Admiralty Gardens.
VenicenounUS /ˈvenəs/
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading In the winter the depressing damp of this northern Venice is crystallized and harmless.
at the time that
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
whitenedadjective
(of hair) having lost its color
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The town is at its best when a high wind has come from the north to blow all the snow from the cupola of St. Isaac's, leaving that golden dome, in all its brilliancy, to gleam and flash over the whitened sepulchre of a city.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading IN A WINTER CITY St. Petersburg under snow is the most picturesque city in the world.
