Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “There is one hundred and nineteen roubles standing against him,” he said when it came to Osip’s turn.

(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 It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

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

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

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From this reading By the table stood Antip Syedelnikov with his arms folded.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading By the table stood Antip Syedelnikov with his arms folded.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

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From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Before Easter he paid a rouble, and he has not paid a kopeck since.”

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By the table stood Antip Syedelnikov with his arms folded.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

obvious to the eye or mind

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

having a pattern of dots

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

From this reading “Before Easter he paid a rouble, and he has not paid a kopeck since.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other

From this reading By the table stood Antip Syedelnikov with his arms folded.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Before Easter he paid a rouble, and he has not paid a kopeck since.”

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

From this reading “There is one hundred and nineteen roubles standing against him,” he said when it came to Osip’s turn.

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

From this reading “There is one hundred and nineteen roubles standing against him,” he said when it came to Osip’s turn.

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

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

ten 10s

From this reading “There is one hundred and nineteen roubles standing against him,” he said when it came to Osip’s turn.

temporary military shelter

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

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

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

a high ranking police officer

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

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

From this reading “There is one hundred and nineteen roubles standing against him,” he said when it came to Osip’s turn.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia

From this reading “Before Easter he paid a rouble, and he has not paid a kopeck since.”

to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

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 When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

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

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

used to form the superlative

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one

From this reading “There is one hundred and nineteen roubles standing against him,” he said when it came to Osip’s turn.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Before Easter he paid a rouble, and he has not paid a kopeck since.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

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

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “There is one hundred and nineteen roubles standing against him,” he said when it came to Osip’s turn.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “There is one hundred and nineteen roubles standing against him,” he said when it came to Osip’s turn.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading “Before Easter he paid a rouble, and he has not paid a kopeck since.”

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

the basic unit of money in Russia

From this reading “Before Easter he paid a rouble, and he has not paid a kopeck since.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “There is one hundred and nineteen roubles standing against him,” he said when it came to Osip’s turn.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “There is one hundred and nineteen roubles standing against him,” he said when it came to Osip’s turn.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Before Easter he paid a rouble, and he has not paid a kopeck since.”

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

having a supporting base

From this reading “There is one hundred and nineteen roubles standing against him,” he said when it came to Osip’s turn.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading By the table stood Antip Syedelnikov with his arms folded.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By the table stood Antip Syedelnikov with his arms folded.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

levy a tax on

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

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

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

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

From this reading “There is one hundred and nineteen roubles standing against him,” he said when it came to Osip’s turn.

an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading “There is one hundred and nineteen roubles standing against him,” he said when it came to Osip’s turn.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

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 It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

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

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

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

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

at the time that

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

which person or people

From this reading It was clean in the hut; all the walls were dotted with pictures cut out of the illustrated papers, and in the most conspicuous place near the ikon there was a portrait of the Battenburg who was the Prince of Bulgaria.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.

the act of creating written works

From this reading When Osip came into the village elder’s hut with his tax book, the police inspector, a lean old man with a long grey beard, in a grey tunic, was sitting at a table in the passage, writing something.