1794
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From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
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From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
matters of personal concern
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Journey--The Churchyard--The Spectre--The End of the Trouble, and of the Book.
Anticlimaxnoun
a disappointing decline after a previous rise
From this reading News from Kuhschnappel--Woman's Anticlimax--Opening of the Seventh Seal.
any thing at all
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
for the reason that
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The Journey--The Churchyard--The Spectre--The End of the Trouble, and of the Book.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
a young person of either sex
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
ChurchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/
the yard associated with a church
From this reading The Journey--The Churchyard--The Spectre--The End of the Trouble, and of the Book.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
being joined in close association
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
a female human offspring
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
DEALERnounUS /ˈdiːlər/
someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
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 PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Journey--The Churchyard--The Spectre--The End of the Trouble, and of the Book.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
FLOWER-PIECES
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formerlyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmərli/
at a previous time
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading News from Kuhschnappel--Woman's Anticlimax--Opening of the Seventh Seal.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
JACOBnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The Journey--The Churchyard--The Spectre--The End of the Trouble, and of the Book.
Kuhschnappel
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From this reading News from Kuhschnappel--Woman's Anticlimax--Opening of the Seventh Seal.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
the literary culture
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
NARRATEverbUS /ˈnereɪt/
provide commentary for a film, for example
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
information about recent and important events
From this reading News from Kuhschnappel--Woman's Anticlimax--Opening of the Seventh Seal.
not any; not one
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
OEHRMANN
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading News from Kuhschnappel--Woman's Anticlimax--Opening of the Seventh Seal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading News from Kuhschnappel--Woman's Anticlimax--Opening of the Seventh Seal.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
publishersnounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃərz/
plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
Scheerau
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From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
SealverbUS /siːl/
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading News from Kuhschnappel--Woman's Anticlimax--Opening of the Seventh Seal.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
SeventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading News from Kuhschnappel--Woman's Anticlimax--Opening of the Seventh Seal.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
SpectrenounUS /ˈspektər/
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading The Journey--The Churchyard--The Spectre--The End of the Trouble, and of the Book.
successive (without a break)
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading News from Kuhschnappel--Woman's Anticlimax--Opening of the Seventh Seal.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A child can see at a glance that at that time there was no idea of anything connected with such a matter as a Preface in my head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
a source of difficulty
From this reading The Journey--The Churchyard--The Spectre--The End of the Trouble, and of the Book.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
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 On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
at the time that
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
belonging to which person
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PREFACE, WITH WHICH I WAS OBLIGED TO PUT JACOB OEHRMANN, GENERAL DEALER, TO SLEEP, BECAUSE I WISHED TO NARRATE THE "DOG POST DAYS"[4] AND THESE PRESENT "FLOWER-PIECES," &C., &C., TO HIS DAUGHTER.
Woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading News from Kuhschnappel--Woman's Anticlimax--Opening of the Seventh Seal.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading On Christmas Eve of 1794, when I came from the publishers of the two works in question, and from Berlin, to the town of Scheerau, I went straight from the mail coach to the house of Mr. Jacob Oehrmann (whose law affairs I had formerly attended to), having with me letters from Vienna which might be of considerable service to him.
