used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/
aroused to action
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
boorishadjectiveUS /ˈbʊrɪʃ/
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
CoarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
Czar'snounUS /zɑːrz/
possessive form of “czar” — a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
fadingnounUS /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
fellow-lodgers
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From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading McKay must have slept for many hours.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
brought together in one place
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading McKay must have slept for many hours.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading McKay must have slept for many hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
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 McKay must have slept for many hours.
McKay
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From this reading McKay must have slept for many hours.
used to form the superlative
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading McKay must have slept for many hours.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
held or filled or in use
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
peasantsnounUS /ˈpezənts/
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
plyingverbUS /ˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “ply” — give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
an angry dispute
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading McKay must have slept for many hours.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
SUSPENSEnounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading SUSPENSE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
uncultivatedadjective
(of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
unkindlyadjective
lacking in sympathy and kindness
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
at the time that
From this reading Daylight was fading, and the den he occupied was nearly dark, when he was aroused by the voices of his Russian fellow-lodgers coming off duty for the night.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were rough, simple fellows most of them: boorish peasants torn from their village homes, and forced to fight in their Czar's quarrel, which he was pleased to call a holy war.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Coarse, uncultivated, but not unkindly, and they gathered around McKay, staring curiously at him, and plying him with questions.
