used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
affectionateadjectiveUS /əˈfekʃənət/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
AlbertnounUS /ˈælbərt/
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
(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 For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
bankernounUS /ˈbæŋkər/
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He thought her the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
big-hearted
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From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
a youthful male person
From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
buzzverbUS /bʌz/
make a buzzing sound
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
Café
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From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
Christine
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From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
at any time
From this reading He thought her the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
to or in any or all places
From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
opinion or judgment
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
set up or found
From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
Gerold
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From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
a young female
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
coins made of gold
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
a boy or man
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
engage in
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He thought her the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
Mousquetaires
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From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
nicknamenounUS /ˈnɪkneɪm/
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
not any; not one
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
PraternounUS /ˈpreɪtər/
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He thought her the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
sibilantnoun
a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
softeradjectiveUS /ˈsɑːftər/
comparative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
SolnounUS /sɑːl/
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
in the near future
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
required or under orders
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
express in words
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
in or at that place or location
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
a special situation
From this reading He thought her the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought her the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
Trois
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From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
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 “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had begun by his brother officers calling him ‘Sol,’ from the blaze of gold which his father, Albert Gerold, the banker, was supposed to possess.
which person or people
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading For the matter of that, the lad was one of those affectionate, big-hearted boys who make friends with all the world; he had followed little Christine like a dog since the day he first set eyes upon her at the Café des Trois Mousquetaires.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
znounUS /ziː/
the ending of a series or sequence
From this reading The softer sound of the sibilant, however, had soon given way to the buzz of the ‘z’; and there was no pretty girl in the Prater who could not tell you his nickname.
ZOL
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From this reading “ZOL” “The boy soldier, Lieutenant Gerold, was, I found, known everywhere in Vienna by the name of ‘Zol.’
