used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He had vainly asked at least to be led before his judges to receive his sentence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Four days had elapsed since the execution at Schoenbrunn.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had vainly asked at least to be led before his judges to receive his sentence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had vainly asked at least to be led before his judges to receive his sentence.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
conveyedverbUS /kənˈveɪd/
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Four days had elapsed since the execution at Schoenbrunn.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Four days had elapsed since the execution at Schoenbrunn.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading Four days had elapsed since the execution at Schoenbrunn.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four days had elapsed since the execution at Schoenbrunn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Four days had elapsed since the execution at Schoenbrunn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had vainly asked at least to be led before his judges to receive his sentence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had vainly asked at least to be led before his judges to receive his sentence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
jailernounUS /ˈdʒeɪlər/
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
judgesnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
From this reading He had vainly asked at least to be led before his judges to receive his sentence.
Kolbielsky
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From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
Krebsgasse
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From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
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 He had vainly asked at least to be led before his judges to receive his sentence.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He had vainly asked at least to be led before his judges to receive his sentence.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
and nothing more
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
muteadjectiveUS /mjuːt/
expressed without speech
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
accept an excuse for
From this reading PARDON.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading He had vainly asked at least to be led before his judges to receive his sentence.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
requestsnounUS /rɪˈkwests/
plural of “request” — a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
Schoenbrunn
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From this reading Four days had elapsed since the execution at Schoenbrunn.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading He had vainly asked at least to be led before his judges to receive his sentence.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
shrugnounUS /ʃrʌɡ/
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Four days had elapsed since the execution at Schoenbrunn.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four days had elapsed since the execution at Schoenbrunn.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
communicated in words
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
vainlyadverbUS /ˈveɪnli/
to no avail
From this reading He had vainly asked at least to be led before his judges to receive his sentence.
ViennanounUS /viˈenə/
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
von
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From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Baron von Kolbielsky had been forced to attend it and was then conveyed to Vienna to spend dreary, lonely days at the police station in the Krebsgasse.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The jailer, to whom Kolbielsky uttered these requests whenever he entered, always replied merely with a silent shrug of the shoulders, and went away as mute as he had come.
