used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
in actual fact
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
towards the shore from the water
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
desertingverbUS /ˈdezərtɪŋ/
-ing form of “desert” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
characterized by great determination
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
dungeonnounUS /ˈdʌndʒən/
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
divisible by two
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
set up or found
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
the act of departing
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
go away from a place
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
the act of departing
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
engage in
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
of an obscure nature
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
Nizhni-Novgorod
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From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
plightnounUS /plaɪt/
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
with low volume
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
Raymond
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From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
releasedverbUS /riˈliːst/
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
restraintnounUS /rɪˈstreɪnt/
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The thought that they were deserting him when he might be in great danger made them so miserable that they almost determined to ask to be put ashore and then to make their way back to the hotel and stay quietly there until their father was released or they received a message from him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “It makes me feel positively sick,” said Raymond, “when I think we are leaving father in an awful Russian prison.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys were not sure that they were really going to be allowed to leave Nizhni-Novgorod until the boat had actually started on its voyage down the river.
at the time that
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
in or at the place that
From this reading When they found, however, that they were truly leaving the city where their father was held in some sort of mysterious restraint, his plight seemed more dreadful to them than it had before.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even then they feared that it might be stopped and they would be taken off and thrown into a Russian dungeon.
