Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading “A noble heart too,” muttered Pantaleone; but Sanin glanced severely at him….

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

causing a dull and steady pain

From this reading Besides, his legs were stiff and aching.

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

(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 He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

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

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “A noble heart too,” muttered Pantaleone; but Sanin glanced severely at him….

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

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides, his legs were stiff and aching.

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “A noble heart too,” muttered Pantaleone; but Sanin glanced severely at him….

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading The old man shrank into the corner of the carriage.

past form of “chance” — be the case by chance

From this reading Sanin thought it as well to cheer him up, and he chanced on the very thing, he hit on the right word.

give encouragement to

From this reading Sanin thought it as well to cheer him up, and he chanced on the very thing, he hit on the right word.

intentionally conceived

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading The old man shrank into the corner of the carriage.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

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

From this reading “A noble heart too,” muttered Pantaleone; but Sanin glanced severely at him….

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading “A noble heart too,” muttered Pantaleone; but Sanin glanced severely at him….

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “A noble heart too,” muttered Pantaleone; but Sanin glanced severely at him….

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

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

cause to move by striking

From this reading Sanin thought it as well to cheer him up, and he chanced on the very thing, he hit on the right word.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The old man shrank into the corner of the carriage.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

staying power

From this reading Besides, his legs were stiff and aching.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

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

From this reading The old man shrank into the corner of the carriage.

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

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

From this reading “A noble heart too,” muttered Pantaleone; but Sanin glanced severely at him….

impressive in appearance

From this reading “A noble heart too,” muttered Pantaleone; but Sanin glanced severely at him….

according to the clock

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The old man shrank into the corner of the carriage.

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

From this reading The old man shrank into the corner of the carriage.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Sanin thought it as well to cheer him up, and he chanced on the very thing, he hit on the right word.

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From this reading “A noble heart too,” muttered Pantaleone; but Sanin glanced severely at him….

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

precisely, exactly

From this reading Sanin thought it as well to cheer him up, and he chanced on the very thing, he hit on the right word.

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From this reading “A noble heart too,” muttered Pantaleone; but Sanin glanced severely at him….

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading “A noble heart too,” muttered Pantaleone; but Sanin glanced severely at him….

inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading The old man shrank into the corner of the carriage.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

not moving or operating freely

From this reading Besides, his legs were stiff and aching.

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

From this reading The old man shrank into the corner of the carriage.

a special situation

From this reading Sanin thought it as well to cheer him up, and he chanced on the very thing, he hit on the right word.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Sanin thought it as well to cheer him up, and he chanced on the very thing, he hit on the right word.

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

From this reading Sanin thought it as well to cheer him up, and he chanced on the very thing, he hit on the right word.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading “A noble heart too,” muttered Pantaleone; but Sanin glanced severely at him….

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Sanin thought it as well to cheer him up, and he chanced on the very thing, he hit on the right word.

precisely as stated

From this reading Sanin thought it as well to cheer him up, and he chanced on the very thing, he hit on the right word.

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

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Sanin thought it as well to cheer him up, and he chanced on the very thing, he hit on the right word.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Besides, his legs were stiff and aching.

which person or people

From this reading He was conscious of his fault; and moreover, he felt more and more bewildered every instant; could it really be he who was acting as second, who had got horses, and had made all arrangements, and had left his peaceful abode at six o’clock?

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Sanin thought it as well to cheer him up, and he chanced on the very thing, he hit on the right word.