used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You're an odd fellow," said Iakov, "are you a priest?"
(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 "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You're an odd fellow," said Iakov, "are you a priest?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You're an odd fellow," said Iakov, "are you a priest?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Wasn't I servant to a priest at Ouglitch?"
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
crackedadjectiveUS /krækt/
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
don't
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From this reading "I don't want to get married," said Iakov.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
a boy or man
From this reading "You're an odd fellow," said Iakov, "are you a priest?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I don't want to get married," said Iakov.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wasn't I servant to a priest at Ouglitch?"
Iakov
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From this reading "You're an odd fellow," said Iakov, "are you a priest?"
ImbecilenounUS /ˈɪmbəsəl/
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading "Imbecile question," replied Serejka.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "I don't want to get married," said Iakov.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
not divisible by two
From this reading "You're an odd fellow," said Iakov, "are you a priest?"
Ouglitch
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From this reading "Wasn't I servant to a priest at Ouglitch?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading "You're an odd fellow," said Iakov, "are you a priest?"
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Imbecile question," replied Serejka.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Imbecile question," replied Serejka.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're an odd fellow," said Iakov, "are you a priest?"
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
Serejka
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From this reading "Imbecile question," replied Serejka.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "Wasn't I servant to a priest at Ouglitch?"
express in words
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Wasn't I servant to a priest at Ouglitch?"
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don't want to get married," said Iakov.
Wasn't
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From this reading "Wasn't I servant to a priest at Ouglitch?"
won't
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From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You're an odd fellow," said Iakov, "are you a priest?"
You're
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From this reading "You're an odd fellow," said Iakov, "are you a priest?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Give the money all the same, and I won't tell your father you're paying court to his queen," replied Serejka, passing his tongue over his dry and cracked lips.
