used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER VAN TRICASSE AND THE COUNSELLOR NIKLAUSSE CONSULT ABOUT THE AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “You see, we must not act hastily,” resumed the burgomaster.
matters of personal concern
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER VAN TRICASSE AND THE COUNSELLOR NIKLAUSSE CONSULT ABOUT THE AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I—think so,” replied the counsellor, after some minutes of silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER VAN TRICASSE AND THE COUNSELLOR NIKLAUSSE CONSULT ABOUT THE AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “You think so?” asked the burgomaster.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
BURGOMASTERnounUS /ˈbɜːrɡəmæstər/
a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
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cannot
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From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
CONSULTverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/
get or ask advice from
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COUNSELLORnounUS /ˈkaʊnsələr/
someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER VAN TRICASSE AND THE COUNSELLOR NIKLAUSSE CONSULT ABOUT THE AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
death of a person
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “You see, we must not act hastily,” resumed the burgomaster.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I—think so,” replied the counsellor, after some minutes of silence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER VAN TRICASSE AND THE COUNSELLOR NIKLAUSSE CONSULT ABOUT THE AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “I—think so,” replied the counsellor, after some minutes of silence.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You see, we must not act hastily,” resumed the burgomaster.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
NIKLAUSSE
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From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER VAN TRICASSE AND THE COUNSELLOR NIKLAUSSE CONSULT ABOUT THE AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You see, we must not act hastily,” resumed the burgomaster.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER VAN TRICASSE AND THE COUNSELLOR NIKLAUSSE CONSULT ABOUT THE AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I—think so,” replied the counsellor, after some minutes of silence.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “You see, we must not act hastily,” resumed the burgomaster.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You see, we must not act hastily,” resumed the burgomaster.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “I—think so,” replied the counsellor, after some minutes of silence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You think so?” asked the burgomaster.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I—think so,” replied the counsellor, after some minutes of silence.
carry out
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER VAN TRICASSE AND THE COUNSELLOR NIKLAUSSE CONSULT ABOUT THE AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “You think so?” asked the burgomaster.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER VAN TRICASSE AND THE COUNSELLOR NIKLAUSSE CONSULT ABOUT THE AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN.
TRICASSE
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From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER VAN TRICASSE AND THE COUNSELLOR NIKLAUSSE CONSULT ABOUT THE AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER VAN TRICASSE AND THE COUNSELLOR NIKLAUSSE CONSULT ABOUT THE AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You see, we must not act hastily,” resumed the burgomaster.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE BURGOMASTER VAN TRICASSE AND THE COUNSELLOR NIKLAUSSE CONSULT ABOUT THE AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
a late time of life
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “We have been talking over this grave matter for ten years,” replied the Counsellor Niklausse, “and I confess to you, my worthy Van Tricasse, that I cannot yet take it upon myself to come to a decision.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You think so?” asked the burgomaster.
