Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

anew

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent

From this reading Count Willnitz was striding to and fro in the old hall of his ancestral castle, in the heart of Lithuania.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

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weapons considered collectively

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in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Count Willnitz was striding to and fro in the old hall of his ancestral castle, in the heart of Lithuania.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

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determine the number or amount of

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From this reading The count was a dark-browed, stern-featured man.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

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in a dim indistinct manner

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covered with a layer of dust

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deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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From this reading Count Willnitz was striding to and fro in the old hall of his ancestral castle, in the heart of Lithuania.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

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enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

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From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Count Willnitz was striding to and fro in the old hall of his ancestral castle, in the heart of Lithuania.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

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and nothing more

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of comparatively little physical weight or density

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a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea

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be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The count was a dark-browed, stern-featured man.

imposing in size or bulk or solidity

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

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From this reading MAZEPPA.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

make or become more narrow or restricted

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near in time or place or relationship

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throughout a period of time

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Count Willnitz was striding to and fro in the old hall of his ancestral castle, in the heart of Lithuania.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

on one occasion

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

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From this reading The count was a dark-browed, stern-featured man.

-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps

From this reading Count Willnitz was striding to and fro in the old hall of his ancestral castle, in the heart of Lithuania.

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

plural of “trophy” — an award for success in war or hunting

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

which person or people

From this reading I'd give The Ukraine back again to live It o'er once more, and be a page, The happy page, who was the lord Of one soft heart and his own sword.

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From this reading Count Willnitz was striding to and fro in the old hall of his ancestral castle, in the heart of Lithuania.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.

characteristic of or occurring in winter

From this reading Through the high and narrow Gothic windows the light fell dimly into the cold apartment, just glancing on the massive pillars, and bringing into faint relief the dusty banners and old trophies of arms that hung along the walls, for the wintry day was near its close.