used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All kinds of wild reports had been circulating in the battery about Plettau.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
(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 All kinds of wild reports had been circulating in the battery about Plettau.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Judging from these he appeared to be a perfect terror.
aristocraticadjectiveUS /ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
batterynounUS /ˈbætəri/
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading All kinds of wild reports had been circulating in the battery about Plettau.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Judging from these he appeared to be a perfect terror.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Morning red, morning red, Light me to my dying bed!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All kinds of wild reports had been circulating in the battery about Plettau.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
circulatingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrkjəleɪtɪŋ/
passing from one to another
From this reading All kinds of wild reports had been circulating in the battery about Plettau.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading "Morning red, morning red, Light me to my dying bed!"
Egon
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From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
divisible by two
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
Frielinghausen
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From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
Frielinghausen's
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From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Judging from these he appeared to be a perfect terror.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
Hauff
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From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Judging from these he appeared to be a perfect terror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All kinds of wild reports had been circulating in the battery about Plettau.
IXnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
JudgingnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪŋ/
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
From this reading Judging from these he appeared to be a perfect terror.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading All kinds of wild reports had been circulating in the battery about Plettau.
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 A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Morning red, morning red, Light me to my dying bed!"
lockernounUS /ˈlɑːkər/
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
manœuvres
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From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Morning red, morning red, Light me to my dying bed!"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Morning red, morning red, Light me to my dying bed!"
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Morning red, morning red, Light me to my dying bed!"
non-commissioned
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From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Judging from these he appeared to be a perfect terror.
Plettau
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From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Morning red, morning red, Light me to my dying bed!"
subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization
From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading All kinds of wild reports had been circulating in the battery about Plettau.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
satiricallyadverb
in a satirical manner
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
not in physical motion
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Judging from these he appeared to be a perfect terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Judging from these he appeared to be a perfect terror.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Morning red, morning red, Light me to my dying bed!"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading A few days before the regiment left for the manœuvres, Count Egon Plettau arrived and took possession of Frielinghausen's locker.
von
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From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
Walther
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From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
Weise
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From this reading (_Hauff._) Room IX. was still to remain "aristocratic"--as Weise satirically remarked--even after Baron Walther von Frielinghausen had moved over to the non-commissioned officers' quarters.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading All kinds of wild reports had been circulating in the battery about Plettau.
