used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
Amtshauptmann's
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From this reading How Fritz Sahlmann smashed the Herr Amtshauptmann's pipes, and the French Colonel nearly drew his sword.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
bitsnounUS /bɪts/
plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading How Fritz Sahlmann smashed the Herr Amtshauptmann's pipes, and the French Colonel nearly drew his sword.
Corlin
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From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading How Fritz Sahlmann smashed the Herr Amtshauptmann's pipes, and the French Colonel nearly drew his sword.
Droi's
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From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
divisible by two
From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading How Fritz Sahlmann smashed the Herr Amtshauptmann's pipes, and the French Colonel nearly drew his sword.
Fritz
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From this reading How Fritz Sahlmann smashed the Herr Amtshauptmann's pipes, and the French Colonel nearly drew his sword.
furrows
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From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
HerrnounUS /her/
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading How Fritz Sahlmann smashed the Herr Amtshauptmann's pipes, and the French Colonel nearly drew his sword.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How Fritz Sahlmann smashed the Herr Amtshauptmann's pipes, and the French Colonel nearly drew his sword.
How
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From this reading How Fritz Sahlmann smashed the Herr Amtshauptmann's pipes, and the French Colonel nearly drew his sword.
husbandmannoun
a person who operates a farm
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
the act of departing
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
Mamsell
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From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading How Fritz Sahlmann smashed the Herr Amtshauptmann's pipes, and the French Colonel nearly drew his sword.
not any; not one
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
on one occasion
From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
pipesnounUS /paɪps/
plural of “pipe” — a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading How Fritz Sahlmann smashed the Herr Amtshauptmann's pipes, and the French Colonel nearly drew his sword.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
Sahlmann
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From this reading How Fritz Sahlmann smashed the Herr Amtshauptmann's pipes, and the French Colonel nearly drew his sword.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
slapverbUS /slæp/
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
smashedadjectiveUS /smæʃt/
very drunk
From this reading How Fritz Sahlmann smashed the Herr Amtshauptmann's pipes, and the French Colonel nearly drew his sword.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
having a supporting base
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
successive (without a break)
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
stubblenounUS /ˈstʌbəl/
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading How Fritz Sahlmann smashed the Herr Amtshauptmann's pipes, and the French Colonel nearly drew his sword.
express in words
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
tills
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From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
two times
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
untouchedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʌtʃt/
still full
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
Westphalen's
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From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
at the time that
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading The sight which met Mamsell Westphalen's eyes when she went into her room; and the reason why she let Corlin slap her twice on the back.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But do this as carefully as you may, there will always be some few bits left untouched here and there, and you must go back and finish them off.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Even so must I go back a little way in my story to finish off Herr Droi's and Mamsell Westphalen's ends, that I may be able once more to work straight on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you wish to tell a story properly, you must do as the husbandman does when he tills a field: you must keep the furrows straight, clearing everything as you go along, and leaving no stubble standing.
