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plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading Martuin Avdyeitch had lived long in one place, and had many acquaintances.

anew

From this reading Few pairs of boots in his district had not been in his hands once and again.

in addition

From this reading Some he would half-sole, some he would patch, some he would stitch around, and occasionally he would also put on new uppers.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

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

From this reading Martuin Avdyeitch had lived long in one place, and had many acquaintances.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Some he would half-sole, some he would patch, some he would stitch around, and occasionally he would also put on new uppers.

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From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Few pairs of boots in his district had not been in his hands once and again.

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading Few pairs of boots in his district had not been in his hands once and again.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Few pairs of boots in his district had not been in his hands once and again.

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

From this reading Martuin Avdyeitch had lived long in one place, and had many acquaintances.

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From this reading Some he would half-sole, some he would patch, some he would stitch around, and occasionally he would also put on new uppers.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Few pairs of boots in his district had not been in his hands once and again.

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

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

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

From this reading Few pairs of boots in his district had not been in his hands once and again.

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

From this reading Martuin Avdyeitch had lived long in one place, and had many acquaintances.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Martuin Avdyeitch had lived long in one place, and had many acquaintances.

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 Martuin Avdyeitch had lived long in one place, and had many acquaintances.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Martuin Avdyeitch had lived long in one place, and had many acquaintances.

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From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Some he would half-sole, some he would patch, some he would stitch around, and occasionally he would also put on new uppers.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Few pairs of boots in his district had not been in his hands once and again.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading Some he would half-sole, some he would patch, some he would stitch around, and occasionally he would also put on new uppers.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Few pairs of boots in his district had not been in his hands once and again.

many times at short intervals

From this reading And through the window he often recognized his work.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Some he would half-sole, some he would patch, some he would stitch around, and occasionally he would also put on new uppers.

on one occasion

From this reading Few pairs of boots in his district had not been in his hands once and again.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Martuin Avdyeitch had lived long in one place, and had many acquaintances.

and nothing more

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading Few pairs of boots in his district had not been in his hands once and again.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

a small contrasting part of something

From this reading Some he would half-sole, some he would patch, some he would stitch around, and occasionally he would also put on new uppers.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Martuin Avdyeitch had lived long in one place, and had many acquaintances.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Some he would half-sole, some he would patch, some he would stitch around, and occasionally he would also put on new uppers.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some he would half-sole, some he would patch, some he would stitch around, and occasionally he would also put on new uppers.

a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing

From this reading Some he would half-sole, some he would patch, some he would stitch around, and occasionally he would also put on new uppers.

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

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

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

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

plural of “upper” — the higher of two berths

From this reading Some he would half-sole, some he would patch, some he would stitch around, and occasionally he would also put on new uppers.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

look attentively

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading And through the window he often recognized his work.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Some he would half-sole, some he would patch, some he would stitch around, and occasionally he would also put on new uppers.

but in spite of that

From this reading Through the window he used to watch the people passing by; although only their feet could be seen, yet by the boots, Martuin Avdyeitch recognized the people.