All 18 Uses of
principal
in
Anna Karenina
- The principal qualities in Stepan Arkadyevitch which had gained him this universal respect in the service consisted, in the first place, of his extreme indulgence for others, founded on a consciousness of his own shortcomings; secondly, of his perfect liberalism—not the liberalism he read of in the papers, but the liberalism that was in his blood, in virtue of which he treated all men perfectly equally and exactly the same, whatever their fortune or calling might be; and thirdly—the…†
Part 1
- The princess for her part, going round the question in the manner peculiar to women, maintained that Kitty was too young, that Levin had done nothing to prove that he had serious intentions, that Kitty felt no great attraction to him, and other side issues; but she did not state the principal point, which was that she looked for a better match for her daughter, and that Levin was not to her liking, and she did not understand him.†
Part 1
- At balls he danced principally with her.†
Part 1 *
- She did not go out principally because the dress she had reckoned upon was not ready.†
Part 1
- He perceived that it was no good talking to the old man, and that the principal person in the house was the mother.†
Part 2
- As he rode up to the house in the happiest frame of mind, Levin heard the bell ring at the side of the principal entrance of the house.†
Part 2
- The rain did not last long, and by the time Vronsky arrived, his shaft-horse trotting at full speed and dragging the trace-horses galloping through the mud, with their reins hanging loose, the sun had peeped out again, the roofs of the summer villas and the old limetrees in the gardens on both sides of the principal streets sparkled with wet brilliance, and from the twigs came a pleasant drip and from the roofs rushing streams of water.†
Part 2
- From the vague answers to his question how much hay had been cut on the principal meadow, from the hurry of the village elder who had made the division, not asking leave, from the whole tone of the peasant, Levin perceived that there was something wrong in the division of the hay, and made up his mind to drive over himself to look into the matter.†
Part 3
- These were principally accounts owing in connection with his race horses, to the purveyor of oats and hay, the English saddler, and so on.†
Part 3
- The simple-hearted cowherd, Ivan, who, Levin fancied, understood the matter better than any of them, collecting together a gang of workers to help him, principally of his own family, became a partner in the cattle-yard.†
Part 3
- "Vasya Pryatchnikov," he said, with a good-natured smile on his damp, red lips, addressing himself principally to the most important guest, Alexey Alexandrovitch, "they told me today he fought a duel with Kvitsky at Tver, and has killed him."†
Part 4
- "Here he is," said the old prince, pointing to Levin—"he's the principal person in the matter."†
Part 4
- What do you doubt about principally?†
Part 5
- A crowd of people, principally women, was thronging round the church lighted up for the wedding.†
Part 5
- The talk was principally kept up by the men, while the women were absorbed in watching every detail of the ceremony, which always means so much to them.†
Part 5
- "I have heard that the white edible funguses are found principally at the edge of the wood, though I can't tell them apart."†
Part 6
- Anna meantime went back to her boudoir, took a wine glass and dropped into it several drops of a medicine, of which the principal ingredient was morphine.†
Part 6
- So that, apart from the principal question, Levin was tortured by other questions too.†
Part 8
Definition:
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(principal) most important; or person who is most importantThe exact meaning of principal can depend upon its context. For example:
- "the principal idea" or "the principal performer" -- the most important
- "the principal of the school" -- the person in charge
- "a principal of a company" -- an owner or person with controlling authority
- "the principal in a transaction" (as contrasted to the agent) -- the person on whose behalf an agent acts