Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

side by side

From this reading Really, gentlemen, let’s better go to Treppel’s alongside; there it’s clean and light, at any rate.”

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

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

a former copper coin of Pakistan and India

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Really, gentlemen, let’s better go to Treppel’s alongside; there it’s clean and light, at any rate.”

weapons considered collectively

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Really, gentlemen, let’s better go to Treppel’s alongside; there it’s clean and light, at any rate.”

bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading Really, gentlemen, let’s better go to Treppel’s alongside; there it’s clean and light, at any rate.”

refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

the act of forming or establishing something

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Really, gentlemen, let’s better go to Treppel’s alongside; there it’s clean and light, at any rate.”

destroyed or killed

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

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From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

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

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

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

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

an opening into or through something

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

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

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

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

From this reading Really, gentlemen, let’s better go to Treppel’s alongside; there it’s clean and light, at any rate.”

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

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

From this reading Really, gentlemen, let’s better go to Treppel’s alongside; there it’s clean and light, at any rate.”

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

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Really, gentlemen, let’s better go to Treppel’s alongside; there it’s clean and light, at any rate.”

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

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

plural of “pig” — domestic swine

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading Really, gentlemen, let’s better go to Treppel’s alongside; there it’s clean and light, at any rate.”

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Really, gentlemen, let’s better go to Treppel’s alongside; there it’s clean and light, at any rate.”

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

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

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

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

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

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

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Really, gentlemen, let’s better go to Treppel’s alongside; there it’s clean and light, at any rate.”

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

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

From this reading Really, gentlemen, let’s better go to Treppel’s alongside; there it’s clean and light, at any rate.”

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

From this reading Really, gentlemen, let’s better go to Treppel’s alongside; there it’s clean and light, at any rate.”

polished courtesy; elegance of manner

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

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

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.

of very poor quality or condition

From this reading “If we finally have gone, we might at least have chosen a decent place, and not some wretched hole.

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

From this reading “Well now, gentlemen, this isn’t fit for pigs,” Yarchenko was saying, grumblingly, at the entrance of Anna Markovna’s establishment.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “If you please, if you please, signior,” insisted Lichonin, opening the door before the sub-professor with courtly urbanity, bowing and spreading his arms before him.