used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
anecdotenounUS /ˈænəkdoʊt/
short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We chanced to be fellow-travellers, and ended by becoming friends.
have
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading We chanced to be fellow-travellers, and ended by becoming friends.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were but two Englishmen in Gottingen in my day; one of them is now no more.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We chanced to be fellow-travellers, and ended by becoming friends.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I have no witness to call in my defence.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading We chanced to be fellow-travellers, and ended by becoming friends.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
Corfu
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From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There were but two Englishmen in Gottingen in my day; one of them is now no more.
defencenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading I have no witness to call in my defence.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading We chanced to be fellow-travellers, and ended by becoming friends.
EnglishmennounUS /ˌeŋˈlɪʃmən/
plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading There were but two Englishmen in Gottingen in my day; one of them is now no more.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
a boy or man
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
fellow-travellers
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From this reading We chanced to be fellow-travellers, and ended by becoming friends.
fictitiousadjectiveUS /fɪkˈtɪʃəs/
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We chanced to be fellow-travellers, and ended by becoming friends.
Froriep
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From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
Gottingen
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From this reading There were but two Englishmen in Gottingen in my day; one of them is now no more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no witness to call in my defence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
Hofrath
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From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
ill-will
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From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have no witness to call in my defence.
inclinenounUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪn/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were but two Englishmen in Gottingen in my day; one of them is now no more.
and nothing more
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
go away from a place
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There were but two Englishmen in Gottingen in my day; one of them is now no more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have no witness to call in my defence.
not any; not one
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There were but two Englishmen in Gottingen in my day; one of them is now no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were but two Englishmen in Gottingen in my day; one of them is now no more.
on one occasion
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were but two Englishmen in Gottingen in my day; one of them is now no more.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
personagenoun
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
pronounceverbUS /prəˈnaʊns/
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
retailingnounUS /ˈriːteɪlɪŋ/
the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
sketchingverbUS /ˈsketʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were but two Englishmen in Gottingen in my day; one of them is now no more.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were but two Englishmen in Gottingen in my day; one of them is now no more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were but two Englishmen in Gottingen in my day; one of them is now no more.
von
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From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor fellow! he had just entered the army; his regiment was at Corfu, and he was spending the six months of his first leave in Germany.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We chanced to be fellow-travellers, and ended by becoming friends.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading I have no witness to call in my defence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I were not sketching a real personage, and retailing an anecdote once heard, I should pronounce the Hofrath von Froriep a fictitious character, for which reason I bear you no ill-will if you incline to that opinion.
