Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

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

From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

a former copper coin of Pakistan and India

From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At each change of place Horizon earned from five to a hundred roubles.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading At each change of place Horizon earned from five to a hundred roubles.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Enormous shufflings commenced.

plural of “demotion” — act of lowering in rank or position

From this reading There were no promotions: only demotions.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading At each change of place Horizon earned from five to a hundred roubles.

gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action

From this reading At each change of place Horizon earned from five to a hundred roubles.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading Enormous shufflings commenced.

the act of forming or establishing something

From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading At each change of place Horizon earned from five to a hundred roubles.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

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From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

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From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

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From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

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

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

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From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

ten 10s

From this reading At each change of place Horizon earned from five to a hundred roubles.

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

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

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

From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

not any; not one

From this reading There were no promotions: only demotions.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

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From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

and nothing more

From this reading There were no promotions: only demotions.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading At each change of place Horizon earned from five to a hundred roubles.

plural of “promotion” — a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

From this reading There were no promotions: only demotions.

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From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

the basic unit of money in Russia

From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

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

From this reading At each change of place Horizon earned from five to a hundred roubles.

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

From this reading Enormous shufflings commenced.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

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

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were no promotions: only demotions.

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

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

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

From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

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

From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

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

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading From Treppel girls were transferred to Anna Markovna, from Anna Markovna into a rouble establishment, and from the rouble establishment into a half-rouble one.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.

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

From this reading With the arrival of Horizon (however, God knows how he was called: Gogolevich, Gidalevich, Okunev, Rosmitalsky), in a word, with the arrival of this man everything changed on Yamskaya Street.