used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
anew
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
in the past
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
(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 "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
beggarnounUS /ˈbeɡər/
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
beggingnounUS /ˈbeɡɪŋ/
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
propose a payment
From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
burdensomeadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrdənsəm/
not easily borne; wearing
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
commerzienrath
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From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
put on clothes
From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
FudgeverbUS /fʌdʒ/
tamper, with the purpose of deception
From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
fulfilledadjectiveUS /fʊlˈfɪld/
completed to perfection
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I gave them to him; I shall never see them again.
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
ten 10s
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
go away from a place
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I gave them to him; I shall never see them again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
and nothing more
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
partiallyadverbUS /ˈpɑːrʃəli/
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I gave them to him; I shall never see them again.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I gave them to him; I shall never see them again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
steuerrath
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From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
superintendent'snounUS /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənts/
possessive form of “superintendent” — a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
carry out
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
thalers
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From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I gave them to him; I shall never see them again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading "Fudge!" said the commerzienrath, coming into the office that afternoon, in travelling dress, to bid me good-by; "he has been a beggar all his life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
which person or people
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
Willibrod
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From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I do not wish to travel in the company of a man who has made me a beggar," said the steuerrath.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Doctor Willibrod and I had hoped that, now that their business was at an end, the burdensome guests who had so long made the superintendent's house their home, would take their leave; but our hope was to be only partially fulfilled.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you believe it? five minutes ago he was begging from me again; he has not the money to take him home, I must advance him a hundred _thalers_.
