Chapter V

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

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

the state of being absent

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Still there was no desirable _partie_ among them, and “the right person” had not shown himself for either.

pleasantly occupied

From this reading Rosa and Lilly, my sisters, had “amused themselves immensely”.

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

From this reading Rosa and Lilly, my sisters, had “amused themselves immensely”.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading So much the better.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

plural of “conquest” — the act of conquering

From this reading Each had a list of half-a-dozen conquests.

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

worth having or seeking or achieving

From this reading Still there was no desirable _partie_ among them, and “the right person” had not shown himself for either.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

inflected form of “dispel” — force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each had a list of half-a-dozen conquests.

one or the other of two

From this reading Still there was no desirable _partie_ among them, and “the right person” had not shown himself for either.

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

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From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

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

From this reading Rosa and Lilly, my sisters, had “amused themselves immensely”.

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From this reading Each had a list of half-a-dozen conquests.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Still there was no desirable _partie_ among them, and “the right person” had not shown himself for either.

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

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

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From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

to an exceedingly great extent or degree

From this reading Rosa and Lilly, my sisters, had “amused themselves immensely”.

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

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

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From this reading Rosa and Lilly, my sisters, had “amused themselves immensely”.

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading Each had a list of half-a-dozen conquests.

held dear

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

putting the wrong interpretation on

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading So much the better.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

not any; not one

From this reading Still there was no desirable _partie_ among them, and “the right person” had not shown himself for either.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Still there was no desirable _partie_ among them, and “the right person” had not shown himself for either.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

above and across; more than

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

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From this reading Still there was no desirable _partie_ among them, and “the right person” had not shown himself for either.

a human being

From this reading Still there was no desirable _partie_ among them, and “the right person” had not shown himself for either.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Still there was no desirable _partie_ among them, and “the right person” had not shown himself for either.

large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses

From this reading Rosa and Lilly, my sisters, had “amused themselves immensely”.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Still there was no desirable _partie_ among them, and “the right person” had not shown himself for either.

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Rosa and Lilly, my sisters, had “amused themselves immensely”.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So much the better.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

not in physical motion

From this reading Still there was no desirable _partie_ among them, and “the right person” had not shown himself for either.

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

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Still there was no desirable _partie_ among them, and “the right person” had not shown himself for either.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Rosa and Lilly, my sisters, had “amused themselves immensely”.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Still there was no desirable _partie_ among them, and “the right person” had not shown himself for either.

cultivation of the land in order to raise crops

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

arousing affect

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

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From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.

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

From this reading _Progress of my friendship for Tilling.--The toy soldiers.--A dinner at my father’s.--The brave Hupfauf.--Darwin.--A charming tête-à-tête, ending in a misunderstanding.--Growing attachment.--A call on Countess Griesbach.--Jealousy dispelled.--Absence of the loved one.--A touching letter from Tilling on his mother’s death._ The carnival was over.