used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fierce anger against the Jews and this Mendelssohn shook him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A fierce anger against the Jews and this Mendelssohn shook him.
(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 This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading A fierce anger against the Jews and this Mendelssohn shook him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading So this was the free atmosphere, the grander Judaism he had yearned for.
boastedverbUS /ˈboʊstəd/
past form of “boast” — show off
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
remove the dust from
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
far-famedadjective
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading A fierce anger against the Jews and this Mendelssohn shook him.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So this was the free atmosphere, the grander Judaism he had yearned for.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading So this was the free atmosphere, the grander Judaism he had yearned for.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
granderadjectiveUS /ˈɡrændər/
comparative of “grand” — of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading So this was the free atmosphere, the grander Judaism he had yearned for.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So this was the free atmosphere, the grander Judaism he had yearned for.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So this was the free atmosphere, the grander Judaism he had yearned for.
hereinadverbUS /hɪˈrɪn/
in this place or thing or document
From this reading Perhaps herein lay his punishment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A fierce anger against the Jews and this Mendelssohn shook him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
JewsnounUS /dʒuːz/
plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading A fierce anger against the Jews and this Mendelssohn shook him.
JudaismnounUS /ˈdʒuːdeɪɪzəm/
Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud
From this reading So this was the free atmosphere, the grander Judaism he had yearned for.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Perhaps herein lay his punishment.
the act of departing
From this reading This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
MendelssohnnounUS /ˈmendəlsən/
German musician and romantic composer of orchestral and choral works (1809-1847)
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
MosesnounUS /ˈmoʊzəs/
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
and nothing more
From this reading This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
paragonnounUS /ˈperəɡɑːn/
an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps herein lay his punishment.
pettyadjectiveUS /ˈpetiː/
inferior in rank or status
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
the act of punishing
From this reading Perhaps herein lay his punishment.
Rabbi-ridden
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From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading A fierce anger against the Jews and this Mendelssohn shook him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So this was the free atmosphere, the grander Judaism he had yearned for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So this was the free atmosphere, the grander Judaism he had yearned for.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So this was the free atmosphere, the grander Judaism he had yearned for.
tolerancenounUS /ˈtɑːlərəns/
the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So this was the free atmosphere, the grander Judaism he had yearned for.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
belonging to which person
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading This then was all he had gained by leaving his wife and children that he might follow only after Truth!
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading The town which boasted of the far-famed Moses Mendelssohn, of the paragon of wisdom and tolerance, was as petty as the Rabbi-ridden villages whose dust he had shaken off.
yearnedverbUS /jɜːrnd/
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading So this was the free atmosphere, the grander Judaism he had yearned for.
