Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

anew

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading There is an air of experienced travel which only dust can impart.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

any high mountain

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There is an air of experienced travel which only dust can impart.

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

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

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From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading There is an air of experienced travel which only dust can impart.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading The most charming sight in the city, to us, was our own names upon the waiting letters here.

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From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading The most charming sight in the city, to us, was our own names upon the waiting letters here.

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From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

placed crosswise

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

having gaps or spaces

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading LAST DAYS IN SWITZERLAND.

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

remove the dust from

From this reading There is an air of experienced travel which only dust can impart.

having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

From this reading There is an air of experienced travel which only dust can impart.

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

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From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

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

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The most charming sight in the city, to us, was our own names upon the waiting letters here.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

transmit (knowledge or skills)

From this reading There is an air of experienced travel which only dust can impart.

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

From this reading LAST DAYS IN SWITZERLAND.

a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

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

From this reading There is an air of experienced travel which only dust can impart.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

immediately past

From this reading LAST DAYS IN SWITZERLAND.

a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

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

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

the literary culture

From this reading The most charming sight in the city, to us, was our own names upon the waiting letters here.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The most charming sight in the city, to us, was our own names upon the waiting letters here.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading The most charming sight in the city, to us, was our own names upon the waiting letters here.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

and nothing more

From this reading There is an air of experienced travel which only dust can impart.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

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

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The most charming sight in the city, to us, was our own names upon the waiting letters here.

above and across; more than

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The most charming sight in the city, to us, was our own names upon the waiting letters here.

go across or through

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

plural of “quay” — wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading The most charming sight in the city, to us, was our own names upon the waiting letters here.

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

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

a landlocked federal republic in central Europe

From this reading LAST DAYS IN SWITZERLAND.

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

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is an air of experienced travel which only dust can impart.

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

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

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

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading There is an air of experienced travel which only dust can impart.

plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The most charming sight in the city, to us, was our own names upon the waiting letters here.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading The most charming sight in the city, to us, was our own names upon the waiting letters here.

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

From this reading The most charming sight in the city, to us, was our own names upon the waiting letters here.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

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

From this reading Geneva.--Calvin and jewelry.--Up Lake Leman.--Ouchy and Lausanne.--"Sweet Clarens."--Chillon.--Freyburg.--Sight-seers.--The Last Judgment.--Berne and its bears.--The town like a story.--The Lake of Thun.--Interlaken.--Over the Wengern Alp.--The Falls of Giessbach.--The Brunig Pass.--Lucerne again.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There is an air of experienced travel which only dust can impart.

which person or people

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.

in the company of; together with

From this reading WE dashed up to the hotel upon one of the fine quays at Geneva, and descended from the open diligence with all the appearance of travellers who had crossed a sandy desert.