Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

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

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

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

From this reading “And mightn’t one treat oneself to asparagus, as it’s midsummer-day?”

plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable

From this reading “And mightn’t one treat oneself to asparagus, as it’s midsummer-day?”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

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

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848)

From this reading (Rejner’s was the name of his restaurant in Berzelius Place.)

the proprietor of a bookstore

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

touched lightly in passing; grazed against

From this reading Punctually at two o’clock he took his hat, brushed himself carefully and went out.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

taking care or paying attention

From this reading Punctually at two o’clock he took his hat, brushed himself carefully and went out.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

have supper; eat dinner

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

distributed or spread over a considerable extent

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

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

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading Punctually at two o’clock he took his hat, brushed himself carefully and went out.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

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

From this reading Punctually at two o’clock he took his hat, brushed himself carefully and went out.

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

From this reading (Rejner’s was the name of his restaurant in Berzelius Place.)

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I wonder whether there’ll be stewed perch to-day,” he thought.

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From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

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

From this reading (Rejner’s was the name of his restaurant in Berzelius Place.)

increase the likelihood of

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

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From this reading “And mightn’t one treat oneself to asparagus, as it’s midsummer-day?”

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From this reading “And mightn’t one treat oneself to asparagus, as it’s midsummer-day?”

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From this reading “And mightn’t one treat oneself to asparagus, as it’s midsummer-day?”

past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading (Rejner’s was the name of his restaurant in Berzelius Place.)

according to the clock

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading (Rejner’s was the name of his restaurant in Berzelius Place.)

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “And mightn’t one treat oneself to asparagus, as it’s midsummer-day?”

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From this reading “And mightn’t one treat oneself to asparagus, as it’s midsummer-day?”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Punctually at two o’clock he took his hat, brushed himself carefully and went out.

support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

From this reading “I wonder whether there’ll be stewed perch to-day,” he thought.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading (Rejner’s was the name of his restaurant in Berzelius Place.)

deliver a quick blow to

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

at the expected or proper time

From this reading Punctually at two o’clock he took his hat, brushed himself carefully and went out.

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

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

a building where people go to eat

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

cooked in hot water

From this reading “I wonder whether there’ll be stewed perch to-day,” he thought.

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From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

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

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

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

From this reading “I wonder whether there’ll be stewed perch to-day,” he thought.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “I wonder whether there’ll be stewed perch to-day,” he thought.

up to a particular time

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

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

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

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

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Punctually at two o’clock he took his hat, brushed himself carefully and went out.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

interact in a certain way

From this reading “And mightn’t one treat oneself to asparagus, as it’s midsummer-day?”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

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

From this reading (Rejner’s was the name of his restaurant in Berzelius Place.)

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

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

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Punctually at two o’clock he took his hat, brushed himself carefully and went out.

at the time that

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “I wonder whether there’ll be stewed perch to-day,” he thought.

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

From this reading “At two o’clock,” he mused, “when the guard has been relieved, and the crowds have dispersed, I’ll go to my restaurant to dine; then I’ll invite the bookseller to Strömsborg; there won’t be a soul to-day; we can have coffee there and punch, and stay till the evening when we’ll return to town and to Rejner’s.”

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading “I wonder whether there’ll be stewed perch to-day,” he thought.