used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh...” growled Yegor Vlassitch, and slowly walked on.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
take in liquids
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Pelagea followed him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They walked in silence for twenty paces.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Oh...” growled Yegor Vlassitch, and slowly walked on.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pelagea followed him.
how
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From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
huntsman's
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From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
temporary military shelter
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They walked in silence for twenty paces.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
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 “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
in motion
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh...” growled Yegor Vlassitch, and slowly walked on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Oh...” growled Yegor Vlassitch, and slowly walked on.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
pacesnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪz/
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading They walked in silence for twenty paces.
Pelagea
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From this reading Pelagea followed him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
scoldedverbUS /ˈskoʊldɪd/
past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They walked in silence for twenty paces.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Oh...” growled Yegor Vlassitch, and slowly walked on.
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked in silence for twenty paces.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading They walked in silence for twenty paces.
Vlassitch
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From this reading “Oh...” growled Yegor Vlassitch, and slowly walked on.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Oh...” growled Yegor Vlassitch, and slowly walked on.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I have not seen you since you came into our hut at Easter for a drink of water... you came in at Easter for a minute and then God knows how... drunk... you scolded and beat me and went away...
Yegor
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From this reading “Oh...” growled Yegor Vlassitch, and slowly walked on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have not seen you for a long time, Yegor Vlassitch...” said Pelagea looking tenderly at the huntsman’s moving shoulders.
