1802
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From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
Author'snounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
BernnounUS /bɜːrn/
the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
Cassée
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From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
commitverbUS /kəˈmɪt/
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
conjecturesnounUS /kənˈdʒektʃərz/
plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
Cruche
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From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
engravingnounUS /ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ/
a print made from an engraving
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
extantadjectiveUS /ˈekstənt/
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
Heilbronn
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From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
a single distinct event
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
interpretationnounUS /ˌɪntɜːrprɪˈteɪʃən/
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
Kate
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From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
KleistnounUS /klaɪst/
German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
Ludwig
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From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
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 The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
a brief written record
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
originatedverbUS /ərˈɪdʒəneɪtəd/
past form of “originate” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
resembledverbUS /rɪˈzembəld/
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
cut with a saw
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
a male human offspring
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
TribunalnounUS /trəˈbjuːnəl/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Translated by P. G. Author’s Note.--There is extant under this name a short piece by the author of “Little Kate of Heilbronn.”
von
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From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
which person or people
From this reading The drawing, which was full of expression, gave great delight to those who saw it, and led to many conjectures as to its meaning.
belonging to which person
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
WielandnounUS /ˈwiːlənd/
(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Henry von Kleist and Ludwig Wieland, the son of the poet, were both friends of the writer, in whose chamber hung an engraving called _La Cruche Cassée_, the persons and contents of which resembled the scene set forth below, under the head of The Tribunal.
the act of creating written works
From this reading The three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading That and the tale which here follows originated in an incident which took place at Bern in the year 1802.
