Chapter I

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

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

with few mistakes

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

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

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It covers just that period of his life in which young readers are likely to be interested.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It covers just that period of his life in which young readers are likely to be interested.

for the reason that

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

plural of “biography” — an account of the series of events making up a person's life

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

a university in England

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

gotten under control

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

in an accurate manner

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

From this reading It covers just that period of his life in which young readers are likely to be interested.

method or manner of conduct in relation to others

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

true confidential information

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

the totality of surrounding conditions

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

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From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

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From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

a person of German nationality

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

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

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

of or relating to the study of history

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956)

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

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

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading It covers just that period of his life in which young readers are likely to be interested.

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

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It covers just that period of his life in which young readers are likely to be interested.

and nothing more

From this reading It covers just that period of his life in which young readers are likely to be interested.

time available for ease and relaxation

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading It covers just that period of his life in which young readers are likely to be interested.

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From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading It covers just that period of his life in which young readers are likely to be interested.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979)

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

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From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

Recollections of past events.

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

and nothing more

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

characterized by or capable of producing music

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

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 The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

and nothing more

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

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From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

an amount of time

From this reading It covers just that period of his life in which young readers are likely to be interested.

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From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

subject to question

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading It covers just that period of his life in which young readers are likely to be interested.

past form of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

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From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

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From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

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From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

declared as fact; explicitly stated

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

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 Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It covers just that period of his life in which young readers are likely to be interested.

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From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

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

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

a person who translates written messages from one language to another

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann_ BY GEORGE P. UPTON _Translator of “Memories,” etc._ THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It covers just that period of his life in which young readers are likely to be interested.

which person or people

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Those who have the leisure and inclination to study the details of his entire career will find them in the biographies of Schindler, Ries, Marx, Thayer, and others, but it is questionable whether any of these will bring the reader as closely to the actual man and musician as this little story.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And this is so not only because it is a story, but because it is a story true to life, with actual, not imaginary, personages, set in a social, domestic, and musical environment which is accurately reproduced, and dealing with historical events which are correctly stated.

a late time of life

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading It covers just that period of his life in which young readers are likely to be interested.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading The life-story of Beethoven, contained in these pages, is a _résumé_ of the events of his childhood and youth, those of his maturer years being merely indicated in order to give symmetry to the narrative.