Chapter I

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From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

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

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

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

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

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

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading The translation of a book which is a triumph of style in its own language, is always a piece of effrontery.

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

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The translation of a book which is a triumph of style in its own language, is always a piece of effrontery.

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

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

a period of 100 years

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

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From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is so leisurely, so chiselled: the great gulf of the war divided its literary method from that of our time.

a creation of the highest excellence

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is so leisurely, so chiselled: the great gulf of the war divided its literary method from that of our time.

audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

From this reading The translation of a book which is a triumph of style in its own language, is always a piece of effrontery.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

a person of German nationality

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is so leisurely, so chiselled: the great gulf of the war divided its literary method from that of our time.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

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

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

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

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading The translation of a book which is a triumph of style in its own language, is always a piece of effrontery.

in an unhurried way or at one's convenience

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is so leisurely, so chiselled: the great gulf of the war divided its literary method from that of our time.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is so leisurely, so chiselled: the great gulf of the war divided its literary method from that of our time.

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

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

march in a procession

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is so leisurely, so chiselled: the great gulf of the war divided its literary method from that of our time.

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

on one occasion

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is so leisurely, so chiselled: the great gulf of the war divided its literary method from that of our time.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The translation of a book which is a triumph of style in its own language, is always a piece of effrontery.

the state of being without a flaw or defect

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

an amount of time

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading The translation of a book which is a triumph of style in its own language, is always a piece of effrontery.

have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

the science of mental life

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is so leisurely, so chiselled: the great gulf of the war divided its literary method from that of our time.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is so leisurely, so chiselled: the great gulf of the war divided its literary method from that of our time.

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

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is so leisurely, so chiselled: the great gulf of the war divided its literary method from that of our time.

an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

From this reading The translation of a book which is a triumph of style in its own language, is always a piece of effrontery.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading The translation of a book which is a triumph of style in its own language, is always a piece of effrontery.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

as the end result of a succession or process

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

radically distinctive and without equal

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

having passed out of existence

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is great in its psychology, great as the monument of a vanished cultural tradition, and ultimately great by the perfection of its art: the classic purity and beautiful austerity of its style.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading _Buddenbrooks_ is so leisurely, so chiselled: the great gulf of the war divided its literary method from that of our time.

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

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

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

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading It is one of those novels--we possess many of them in English--which are at once a work of art and a unique record of a period and a district.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter _Published, February, 1924_ _Second Printing, July, 1924_ _Third Printing, March, 1927_ _Buddenbrooks_ was written before the turn of the century; it was first published in 1902, and became a German classic.