They (the boys) decided on Kishinev, some hundred miles away, where they took up residence in the home of a bibulous instructor and spent six months cramming under the supervision of faculty members from the local gimnaziia. Their efforts bore fruit: they received satisfactory grades and were admitted to Novorossiisk University in 1866. Sergei, having done especially weil in the science and mathematics
examinations, enrolled in the Physico-Mathematical Faculty of the university.
What does some mean here-does it mean approximatley or does it refet to a long distance? And do you think that instructor was part of the supervision of the faculty members, and that he also taught the boys
Vladv What does some mean here-does it mean approximatley or does it refet to a long distance? Approximately. Vladv And do you think that instructor was part of the supervision of the faculty members, and that he also taught the boys Can't say, but "instructor" seems to mean he taught the students.
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VladvWhat does some mean here-does it mean approximatley or does it refet to a long distance?
Approximately.
VladvAnd do you think that instructor was part of the supervision of the faculty members, and that he also taught the boys
Can't say, but "instructor" seems to mean he taught the students.