Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE VISIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER--AN ENGLISHMAN, SUCH AS FOREIGNERS IMAGINE THE ENGLISH.

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

From this reading THE VISIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER--AN ENGLISHMAN, SUCH AS FOREIGNERS IMAGINE THE ENGLISH.

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From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

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

From this reading THE VISIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER--AN ENGLISHMAN, SUCH AS FOREIGNERS IMAGINE THE ENGLISH.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

happiness felt in a secure relationship

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

past form of “bestow” — present

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

a period of 100 years

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

a native or inhabitant of Denmark

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

a female human offspring

From this reading THE VISIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER--AN ENGLISHMAN, SUCH AS FOREIGNERS IMAGINE THE ENGLISH.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

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From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

to say again or imitate

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

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 THE VISIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER--AN ENGLISHMAN, SUCH AS FOREIGNERS IMAGINE THE ENGLISH.

a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading THE VISIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER--AN ENGLISHMAN, SUCH AS FOREIGNERS IMAGINE THE ENGLISH.

a feeling of excitement

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

the organ of sight

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

plural of “foreigner” — a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

From this reading THE VISIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER--AN ENGLISHMAN, SUCH AS FOREIGNERS IMAGINE THE ENGLISH.

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

plural of “hatred” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE VISIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER--AN ENGLISHMAN, SUCH AS FOREIGNERS IMAGINE THE ENGLISH.

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading THE VISIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER--AN ENGLISHMAN, SUCH AS FOREIGNERS IMAGINE THE ENGLISH.

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

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

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

not any; not one

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

an amount of time

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

unusual or striking

From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading THE VISIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER--AN ENGLISHMAN, SUCH AS FOREIGNERS IMAGINE THE ENGLISH.

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

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

From this reading THE VISIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER--AN ENGLISHMAN, SUCH AS FOREIGNERS IMAGINE THE ENGLISH.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

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

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

precisely as stated

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

by way of; passing through

From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible

From this reading THE VISIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER--AN ENGLISHMAN, SUCH AS FOREIGNERS IMAGINE THE ENGLISH.

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From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

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

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

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

From this reading We must now present the reader to characters very diferent from those which have hitherto passed before his eye.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Volktman was essentially a man belonging to the past time: the character of his enthusiasm was weird and Gothic; with beings of the present day he had no sympathy; their loves, their hatreds, their politics, their literature, awoke no echo in his breast.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Without the immortal city, along the Appia Via, there dwelt a singular and romantic visionary, of the name of Volktman.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading He was by birth a Dane; and nature had bestowed on him that frame of mind which might have won him a distinguished career, had she placed the period of his birth in the eleventh century.