used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a corner of the hall lay the ancient travelling-bag.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading In a corner of the hall lay the ancient travelling-bag.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
react verbally
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
apartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Beg pardon, Herr Candidate, I must request you to follow me."
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
CandidatenounUS /ˈkændədeɪt/
a politician who is running for public office
From this reading "Beg pardon, Herr Candidate, I must request you to follow me."
Candidate'snounUS /ˈkændədeɪts/
possessive form of “candidate” — a politician who is running for public office
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading In a corner of the hall lay the ancient travelling-bag.
dilatorinessnoun
slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Beg pardon, Herr Candidate, I must request you to follow me."
footmannounUS /ˈfʊtmən/
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
Gottlieb
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From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading In a corner of the hall lay the ancient travelling-bag.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
HerrnounUS /her/
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading "Beg pardon, Herr Candidate, I must request you to follow me."
Hildebrandt
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From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Beg pardon, Herr Candidate, I must request you to follow me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a corner of the hall lay the ancient travelling-bag.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
Johann
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From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In a corner of the hall lay the ancient travelling-bag.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Beg pardon, Herr Candidate, I must request you to follow me."
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Beg pardon, Herr Candidate, I must request you to follow me."
not any; not one
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a corner of the hall lay the ancient travelling-bag.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Beg pardon, Herr Candidate, I must request you to follow me."
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
Pigglewitch
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From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
portmanteaunounUS /ˈpɔːrtmɑːntoʊ/
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
express the need or desire for
From this reading "Beg pardon, Herr Candidate, I must request you to follow me."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a corner of the hall lay the ancient travelling-bag.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Beg pardon, Herr Candidate, I must request you to follow me."
travelling-bag
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From this reading In a corner of the hall lay the ancient travelling-bag.
twice-repeated
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From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
which person or people
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Old Hildebrandt bowed as he spoke these words, and proceeded to conduct Herr Gottlieb Pigglewitch to his apartments.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Pigglewitch would have picked it up to carry it to his room himself, but this Hildebrandt would by no means allow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Beg pardon, Herr Candidate, I must request you to follow me."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "I will call a servant," he said, taking the bag from the young man's hand, and in answer to his twice-repeated call of "Johann!" a footman appeared, who was taken to task for his dilatoriness and ordered instantly to carry the Herr Candidate's portmanteau to his room.
