Chapter XXXII

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

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

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

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Without entering into any details, we may remark that Velchaninoff was entirely changed during these last two years.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading Without entering into any details, we may remark that Velchaninoff was entirely changed during these last two years.

plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading He was no longer the miserable, fanciful hypochondriac of those dark days.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading He was no longer the miserable, fanciful hypochondriac of those dark days.

true confidential information

From this reading Without entering into any details, we may remark that Velchaninoff was entirely changed during these last two years.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Without entering into any details, we may remark that Velchaninoff was entirely changed during these last two years.

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

a movement into or inward

From this reading Without entering into any details, we may remark that Velchaninoff was entirely changed during these last two years.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Without entering into any details, we may remark that Velchaninoff was entirely changed during these last two years.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

indulging in or influenced by fancy

From this reading He was no longer the miserable, fanciful hypochondriac of those dark days.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

especially of writing or speech; going before

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading He had returned to society and to his friends, who gladly forgave him his temporary relapse into seclusion.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading He had returned to society and to his friends, who gladly forgave him his temporary relapse into seclusion.

in a willing manner

From this reading He had returned to society and to his friends, who gladly forgave him his temporary relapse into seclusion.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

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

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

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

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

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

From this reading He had returned to society and to his friends, who gladly forgave him his temporary relapse into seclusion.

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

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading THE PERMANENT HUSBAND.

a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments

From this reading He was no longer the miserable, fanciful hypochondriac of those dark days.

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

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Without entering into any details, we may remark that Velchaninoff was entirely changed during these last two years.

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

immediately past

From this reading Without entering into any details, we may remark that Velchaninoff was entirely changed during these last two years.

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 Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

for more time

From this reading He was no longer the miserable, fanciful hypochondriac of those dark days.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

engage in

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Without entering into any details, we may remark that Velchaninoff was entirely changed during these last two years.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading He was no longer the miserable, fanciful hypochondriac of those dark days.

not any; not one

From this reading He was no longer the miserable, fanciful hypochondriac of those dark days.

a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place

From this reading THE PERMANENT HUSBAND.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

deteriorate in health

From this reading He had returned to society and to his friends, who gladly forgave him his temporary relapse into seclusion.

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading Without entering into any details, we may remark that Velchaninoff was entirely changed during these last two years.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading He had returned to society and to his friends, who gladly forgave him his temporary relapse into seclusion.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

From this reading He had returned to society and to his friends, who gladly forgave him his temporary relapse into seclusion.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading He had returned to society and to his friends, who gladly forgave him his temporary relapse into seclusion.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

not permanent; not lasting

From this reading He had returned to society and to his friends, who gladly forgave him his temporary relapse into seclusion.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Without entering into any details, we may remark that Velchaninoff was entirely changed during these last two years.

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

From this reading THE PERMANENT HUSBAND.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Without entering into any details, we may remark that Velchaninoff was entirely changed during these last two years.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading He was no longer the miserable, fanciful hypochondriac of those dark days.

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

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

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From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

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

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

which person or people

From this reading He had returned to society and to his friends, who gladly forgave him his temporary relapse into seclusion.

belonging to which person

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Without entering into any details, we may remark that Velchaninoff was entirely changed during these last two years.

a late time of life

From this reading Two years have elapsed since the events recorded in the foregoing chapters, and we find our friend Velchaninoff, one lovely summer day, seated in a railway carriage on his way to Odessa; he was making the journey for the purpose of seeing a great friend, and of being introduced to a lady whose acquaintance he had long wished to make.