an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading The Kellers' terrible accident had turned out the greatest good fortune.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The Kellers--poor despised day-labourers that they had always been--had come to be rich people, and were to be richer still.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Kellers--poor despised day-labourers that they had always been--had come to be rich people, and were to be richer still.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Kellers--poor despised day-labourers that they had always been--had come to be rich people, and were to be richer still.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Kellers--poor despised day-labourers that they had always been--had come to be rich people, and were to be richer still.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Kellers--poor despised day-labourers that they had always been--had come to be rich people, and were to be richer still.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The oldest people there could remember nothing to match it!
day-labourers
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From this reading The Kellers--poor despised day-labourers that they had always been--had come to be rich people, and were to be richer still.
despisedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspaɪzd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading The Kellers--poor despised day-labourers that they had always been--had come to be rich people, and were to be richer still.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was wonderful news for the village of Hochstetten!
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading The Kellers' terrible accident had turned out the greatest good fortune.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Kellers' terrible accident had turned out the greatest good fortune.
highest in quality
From this reading The Kellers' terrible accident had turned out the greatest good fortune.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Kellers' terrible accident had turned out the greatest good fortune.
Hochstetten
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From this reading That was wonderful news for the village of Hochstetten!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The oldest people there could remember nothing to match it!
KAeTHCHEN
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From this reading SILVER-ARMED KAeTHCHEN.
Kellers
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From this reading The Kellers' terrible accident had turned out the greatest good fortune.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading The oldest people there could remember nothing to match it!
information about recent and important events
From this reading That was wonderful news for the village of Hochstetten!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The oldest people there could remember nothing to match it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was wonderful news for the village of Hochstetten!
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The oldest people there could remember nothing to match it!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Kellers' terrible accident had turned out the greatest good fortune.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The oldest people there could remember nothing to match it!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The Kellers--poor despised day-labourers that they had always been--had come to be rich people, and were to be richer still.
To recall to mind.
From this reading The oldest people there could remember nothing to match it!
possessing material wealth
From this reading The Kellers--poor despised day-labourers that they had always been--had come to be rich people, and were to be richer still.
richeradjectiveUS /ˈrɪtʃər/
comparative of “rich” — possessing material wealth
From this reading The Kellers--poor despised day-labourers that they had always been--had come to be rich people, and were to be richer still.
SILVER-ARMED
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From this reading SILVER-ARMED KAeTHCHEN.
not in physical motion
From this reading The Kellers--poor despised day-labourers that they had always been--had come to be rich people, and were to be richer still.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The Kellers' terrible accident had turned out the greatest good fortune.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was wonderful news for the village of Hochstetten!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was wonderful news for the village of Hochstetten!
in or at that place or location
From this reading The oldest people there could remember nothing to match it!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Kellers--poor despised day-labourers that they had always been--had come to be rich people, and were to be richer still.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The oldest people there could remember nothing to match it!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Kellers' terrible accident had turned out the greatest good fortune.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading That was wonderful news for the village of Hochstetten!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was wonderful news for the village of Hochstetten!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Kellers--poor despised day-labourers that they had always been--had come to be rich people, and were to be richer still.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading That was wonderful news for the village of Hochstetten!
