used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is quite a little German colony there.
in the past
From this reading Stout-hearted Mr. Schulz came to Kings long ago.
(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 With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
ambernounUS /ˈæmbər/
a deep yellow color
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It did not take me long to find out that apothecary Schulz was an educated man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
apothecarynounUS /əˈpɑːθəkeri/
a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
From this reading It did not take me long to find out that apothecary Schulz was an educated man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Stout-hearted Mr. Schulz came to Kings long ago.
colonynounUS /ˈkɑːləni/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading There is quite a little German colony there.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
delicatessennounUS /ˌdelɪkəˈtesən/
ready-to-eat food products
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not take me long to find out that apothecary Schulz was an educated man.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
drugstorenounUS /ˈdrʌɡstɔːr/
a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
educatedadjectiveUS /ˈedʒəkeɪtɪd/
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading It did not take me long to find out that apothecary Schulz was an educated man.
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
expatriated
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From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It did not take me long to find out that apothecary Schulz was an educated man.
flutenounUS /fluːt/
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
Friedrich
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From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
a person of German nationality
From this reading There is quite a little German colony there.
only a very short time before
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is quite a little German colony there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not take me long to find out that apothecary Schulz was an educated man.
jugnounUS /dʒʌɡ/
a large bottle with a narrow mouth
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Stout-hearted Mr. Schulz came to Kings long ago.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There is quite a little German colony there.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Stout-hearted Mr. Schulz came to Kings long ago.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It did not take me long to find out that apothecary Schulz was an educated man.
Minna
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From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Stout-hearted Mr. Schulz came to Kings long ago.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not take me long to find out that apothecary Schulz was an educated man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It did not take me long to find out that apothecary Schulz was an educated man.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading There is quite a little German colony there.
Rheingold
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From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
SchulznounUS /ʃʊlts/
United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the beagle Snoopy (1922-2000)
From this reading Stout-hearted Mr. Schulz came to Kings long ago.
servesnounUS /sɜːrvz/
plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
be seated
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
Stout-hearted
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From this reading Stout-hearted Mr. Schulz came to Kings long ago.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
StuttgartnounUS /ˈstʌtɡərt/
a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
carry out
From this reading It did not take me long to find out that apothecary Schulz was an educated man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It did not take me long to find out that apothecary Schulz was an educated man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is quite a little German colony there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stout-hearted Mr. Schulz came to Kings long ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It did not take me long to find out that apothecary Schulz was an educated man.
which person or people
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a delicatessen store on one side of him and a man who played the flute on the other, he felt hardly at all expatriated.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The public house on the corner serves excellent _Rheingold_, and on winter evenings Friedrich and Minna would sit by the stove at the back of the drugstore with a jug of amber on the table and dream of Stuttgart.
