Chapter XXIX

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

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

past form of “americanize” — make American in character

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN INLAND GERMAN CITY--MANNHEIM.

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

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

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From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Such a place is Mannheim, at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar, twelve miles below Heidelberg.

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From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Such a place is Mannheim, at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar, twelve miles below Heidelberg.

(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 Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading AN INLAND GERMAN CITY--MANNHEIM.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

From this reading Such a place is Mannheim, at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar, twelve miles below Heidelberg.

unvarying in nature

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

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

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

plural of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

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

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

a person of German nationality

From this reading AN INLAND GERMAN CITY--MANNHEIM.

plural of “german” — a person of German nationality

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

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

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

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

From this reading Such a place is Mannheim, at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar, twelve miles below Heidelberg.

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

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

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

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

incapable of being avoided or prevented

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

situated away from an area's coast or border

From this reading AN INLAND GERMAN CITY--MANNHEIM.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

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

From this reading Such a place is Mannheim, at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar, twelve miles below Heidelberg.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

a city in southwestern Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers

From this reading AN INLAND GERMAN CITY--MANNHEIM.

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Such a place is Mannheim, at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar, twelve miles below Heidelberg.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

a river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine

From this reading Such a place is Mannheim, at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar, twelve miles below Heidelberg.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

on one occasion

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

above and across; more than

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Such a place is Mannheim, at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar, twelve miles below Heidelberg.

cause to run

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)

From this reading Such a place is Mannheim, at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar, twelve miles below Heidelberg.

plural of “route” — an established line of travel or access

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

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

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such a place is Mannheim, at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar, twelve miles below Heidelberg.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was a relief to get into a city that had not been half Anglicised and Americanized by the constant stream of tourists that pour over Europe every Summer, where you could see Germany and the Germans, pure and simple.

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

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

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

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Such a place is Mannheim, at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar, twelve miles below Heidelberg.

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

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Mannheim is a delicious old city, once the seat of the grand Dukes of Baden, but now the seat of what is a great deal better than grand dukes, much merchandising and manufacturing.

in or at the place that

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading It was comfort to get out of the beaten routes of tourists, and find yourself in a city where you do not hear English, and where the sight-seer with the inevitable guide book and field-glass, does not display himself.