used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Karl Schmidt had served in this capacity at Kösen for many years.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had no wife, nor had he ever been married; his neighbours often wondered that he was a single man.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading Karl Schmidt had served in this capacity at Kösen for many years.
a small house with a single story
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
at any time
From this reading He had no wife, nor had he ever been married; his neighbours often wondered that he was a single man.
EVERYdeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
exteriornounUS /ɪkˈstɪriər/
the region that is outside of something
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Karl Schmidt had served in this capacity at Kösen for many years.
four-roomed
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From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Karl Schmidt had served in this capacity at Kösen for many years.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Karl Schmidt had served in this capacity at Kösen for many years.
inhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhæbətəd/
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
and nothing more
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
KARL
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From this reading KARL SCHMIDT.
Kösen
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From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
social deportment
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Karl Schmidt had served in this capacity at Kösen for many years.
joined in matrimony
From this reading He had no wife, nor had he ever been married; his neighbours often wondered that he was a single man.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading He had no wife, nor had he ever been married; his neighbours often wondered that he was a single man.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no wife, nor had he ever been married; his neighbours often wondered that he was a single man.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He had no wife, nor had he ever been married; his neighbours often wondered that he was a single man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
many times at short intervals
From this reading He had no wife, nor had he ever been married; his neighbours often wondered that he was a single man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
passesnounUS /ˈpæsəz/
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
raftnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
on the contrary
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
Saalenoun
a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
SCHMIDTnounUS /ʃmɪt/
German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
From this reading KARL SCHMIDT.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Karl Schmidt had served in this capacity at Kösen for many years.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading He had no wife, nor had he ever been married; his neighbours often wondered that he was a single man.
strange-looking
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From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had no wife, nor had he ever been married; his neighbours often wondered that he was a single man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Karl Schmidt had served in this capacity at Kösen for many years.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
toll-master
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From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
unpleasingadjective
unpleasant or disagreeable to the senses
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
weirnounUS /wiːr/
a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading EVERY raft which passes through Kösen has to pay duty, and therefore the little four-roomed cottage built on the banks of the Saale just above the weir is inhabited by the toll-master.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading He had no wife, nor had he ever been married; his neighbours often wondered that he was a single man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a quaint, queer, strange-looking man, rough in his manners, but with a good honest heart beneath a rather unpleasing exterior.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He had no wife, nor had he ever been married; his neighbours often wondered that he was a single man.
a late time of life
From this reading Karl Schmidt had served in this capacity at Kösen for many years.
