Chapter VI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading August, who had his hand already upon the door, was just leaving the room.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading August, who had his hand already upon the door, was just leaving the room.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "Has Friedrich not come back yet!"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Has Friedrich not come back yet!"

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading August, who had his hand already upon the door, was just leaving the room.

the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

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From this reading "Has Friedrich not come back yet!"

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading "No, General."

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading August, who had his hand already upon the door, was just leaving the room.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading August, who had his hand already upon the door, was just leaving the room.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Has Friedrich not come back yet!"

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading August, who had his hand already upon the door, was just leaving the room.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

and nothing more

From this reading August, who had his hand already upon the door, was just leaving the room.

the act of departing

From this reading August, who had his hand already upon the door, was just leaving the room.

a particular point in time

From this reading "One moment!" said the General.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

easily agitated

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

not any; not one

From this reading "No, General."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Has Friedrich not come back yet!"

past form of “obey” — be obedient to

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "One moment!" said the General.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading August, who had his hand already upon the door, was just leaving the room.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "One moment!" said the General.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading August, who had his hand already upon the door, was just leaving the room.

in or at that place or location

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading August, who had his hand already upon the door, was just leaving the room.

spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

precisely as stated

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading August, who had his hand already upon the door, was just leaving the room.

during the time that

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

which person or people

From this reading August, who had his hand already upon the door, was just leaving the room.

in the company of; together with

From this reading August obeyed with a face of much embarrassment; the General had come close up to him, and there was in his countenance, not anger, as August assured himself by one nervous glance upwards, but something peculiar; while the deep tones of his voice did not sound peremptory but very strange, thought August.

but in spite of that

From this reading "Has Friedrich not come back yet!"