used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
in addition
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
Andres
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From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
Bjerregrav
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From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But he got Morten to tell him of exciting books, and these he brought home for the master; such was the “Flying Dutchman.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
DutchmannounUS /ˈdʌtʃmən/
a native or inhabitant of Holland
From this reading But he got Morten to tell him of exciting books, and these he brought home for the master; such was the “Flying Dutchman.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
moving swiftly
From this reading But he got Morten to tell him of exciting books, and these he brought home for the master; such was the “Flying Dutchman.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he got Morten to tell him of exciting books, and these he brought home for the master; such was the “Flying Dutchman.”
freezeverbUS /friːz/
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
glidingnounUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But he got Morten to tell him of exciting books, and these he brought home for the master; such was the “Flying Dutchman.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he got Morten to tell him of exciting books, and these he brought home for the master; such was the “Flying Dutchman.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But he got Morten to tell him of exciting books, and these he brought home for the master; such was the “Flying Dutchman.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
lendingnounUS /ˈlendɪŋ/
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading But he got Morten to tell him of exciting books, and these he brought home for the master; such was the “Flying Dutchman.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
Morten
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From this reading But he got Morten to tell him of exciting books, and these he brought home for the master; such was the “Flying Dutchman.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he got Morten to tell him of exciting books, and these he brought home for the master; such was the “Flying Dutchman.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
others
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From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
Pelle
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From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
literature in metrical form
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
skating-pond
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From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
in the near future
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
be standing; be upright
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But he got Morten to tell him of exciting books, and these he brought home for the master; such was the “Flying Dutchman.”
express in words
From this reading But he got Morten to tell him of exciting books, and these he brought home for the master; such was the “Flying Dutchman.”
That's
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From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But he got Morten to tell him of exciting books, and these he brought home for the master; such was the “Flying Dutchman.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
look attentively
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
which person or people
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He also attempted to read himself, but he could not get on with it; it was more amusing to stand about by the skating-pond and freeze and watch the others gliding over the ice.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “That’s a work of poetry, Lord alive!” said the master, and he related its contents to Bjerregrav, who took them all for reality.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Pelle had to bring books from the lending library every day, and he soon learned which writers were the most exciting.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You should have played some part in the great world, Andres—I for my part do best to stay at home here.
