used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading I expressed to him once my admiration for his unshaken fidelity to his slavery.
anew
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
Althaus
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From this reading Conrad Althaus had proposed for my sister Lilly, and met with a refusal.
Althaus's
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From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
announcesverbUS /əˈnaʊnsɪz/
third-person singular of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
ConradnounUS /ˈkɑːnræd/
English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
the act of departing
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
disappointingadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/
not up to expectations
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
drawing-rooms
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From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
communicated in words
From this reading I expressed to him once my admiration for his unshaken fidelity to his slavery.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
fidelitynounUS /fəˈdeləti/
accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
From this reading I expressed to him once my admiration for his unshaken fidelity to his slavery.
foot-washing
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From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Conrad Althaus had proposed for my sister Lilly, and met with a refusal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three weeks had passed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
hoveredverbUS /ˈhʌvərd/
past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
discontinued temporarily
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
inviteverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/
increase the likelihood of
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
immediately past
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
Lilly
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From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
come together
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Conrad Althaus had proposed for my sister Lilly, and met with a refusal.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
on one occasion
From this reading I expressed to him once my admiration for his unshaken fidelity to his slavery.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Three weeks had passed.
PraternounUS /ˈpreɪtər/
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Conrad Althaus had proposed for my sister Lilly, and met with a refusal.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
refusalnounUS /rəˈfjuːzəl/
the act of refusing
From this reading Conrad Althaus had proposed for my sister Lilly, and met with a refusal.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Conrad Althaus had proposed for my sister Lilly, and met with a refusal.
slaverynounUS /ˈsleɪvəri/
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading I expressed to him once my admiration for his unshaken fidelity to his slavery.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
carry out
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three weeks had passed.
TillingnounUS /ˈtɪlɪŋ/
cultivation of the land in order to raise crops
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
unshakenadjectiveUS /ənˈʃeɪkən/
unshaken in purpose
From this reading I expressed to him once my admiration for his unshaken fidelity to his slavery.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
ViennanounUS /viˈenə/
the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
someone who visits
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Three weeks had passed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Conrad Althaus’s suit to Lilly.--The Easter foot-washing.--I meet Tilling again and receive him at my own house.--A disappointing interview.--Tilling announces his departure from Vienna.--A conversation about war.--I invite him to a last interview, which is interrupted by my father.--A ride in the Prater.--We understand each other at last._
in the company of; together with
From this reading Conrad Althaus had proposed for my sister Lilly, and met with a refusal.
zealousadjectiveUS /ˈzeləs/
marked by active interest and enthusiasm
From this reading But he did not take the matter much to heart, and remained a zealous visitor at our house, and hovered about us in the drawing-rooms of our society.
