Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

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From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

(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 Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

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

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

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

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

on or to one side

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

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From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

originate

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

a leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528)

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

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

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

a force that moves something along

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

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

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

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

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

in a literal sense

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46)

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

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From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

communicate vividly

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

plural of “relic” — an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

past form of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

-ing form of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

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From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

a particular instance of selling

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

express in words

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

a person who makes or repairs shoes

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

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From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

not in physical motion

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

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From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

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From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

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

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

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

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading So, literally, the city is full of the memory of them; and the business of the city, aside from its manufactory of endless, curious toys, seems to consist in reproducing them and their immortal works to sell to strangers.

plural of “trade” — the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

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From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

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

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

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From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The city, as I said, lives upon the memory of what it has been, and trades upon relics of its former fame.

which person or people

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Other cities project new things, and grow with a modern impetus: Nuremberg lives in the past, and traffics on its ancient reputation.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading Their statues are set up in the streets; their works still live in the churches and city buildings,--pictures, and groups in stone and wood; and their statues, in all sorts of carving, are reproduced, big and little, in all the shop-windows, for sale.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading What it would have been without Albrecht Durer, and Adam Kraft the stone-mason, and Peter Vischer the bronze-worker, and Viet Stoss who carved in wood, and Hans Sachs the shoemaker and poet-minstrel, it is difficult to say.