used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
abilitynounUS /əˈbɪlətiː/
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
Allein
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From this reading "Allein, allein! und so soll ich genesen?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading O Gott, ein einzig Wesen, Um dieses Haupt an seine Brust zu legen!"
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
Brust
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From this reading O Gott, ein einzig Wesen, Um dieses Haupt an seine Brust zu legen!"
dasnounUS /dæs/
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
From this reading Allein, allein! und das des Schicksals Segen!
desnounUS /des/
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading Allein, allein! und das des Schicksals Segen!
diesesnounUS /ˈdaɪzɪz/
plural of “diesis” — a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
From this reading O Gott, ein einzig Wesen, Um dieses Haupt an seine Brust zu legen!"
ein
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From this reading O Gott, ein einzig Wesen, Um dieses Haupt an seine Brust zu legen!"
einzig
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From this reading O Gott, ein einzig Wesen, Um dieses Haupt an seine Brust zu legen!"
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
genesen
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From this reading "Allein, allein! und so soll ich genesen?
Gott
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From this reading O Gott, ein einzig Wesen, Um dieses Haupt an seine Brust zu legen!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
Haupt
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From this reading O Gott, ein einzig Wesen, Um dieses Haupt an seine Brust zu legen!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
ich
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From this reading "Allein, allein! und so soll ich genesen?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
legen
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From this reading O Gott, ein einzig Wesen, Um dieses Haupt an seine Brust zu legen!"
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 I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Gott, ein einzig Wesen, Um dieses Haupt an seine Brust zu legen!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
passiveadjectiveUS /ˈpæsɪv/
lacking in energy or will
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
Schicksals
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From this reading Allein, allein! und das des Schicksals Segen!
Segen
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From this reading Allein, allein! und das des Schicksals Segen!
seinenounUS /seɪn/
a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
From this reading O Gott, ein einzig Wesen, Um dieses Haupt an seine Brust zu legen!"
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Allein, allein! und so soll ich genesen?
soll
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From this reading "Allein, allein! und so soll ich genesen?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
Um
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From this reading O Gott, ein einzig Wesen, Um dieses Haupt an seine Brust zu legen!"
und
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From this reading "Allein, allein! und so soll ich genesen?
wanting in physical strength
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
Wesen
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From this reading O Gott, ein einzig Wesen, Um dieses Haupt an seine Brust zu legen!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
which person or people
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I had a sharp, if not a long attack of illness, which left me weak, shaken, passive, so that I felt neither ability nor wish to resist those who took me into their hands.
zunoun
evil storm god represented as a black bird
From this reading O Gott, ein einzig Wesen, Um dieses Haupt an seine Brust zu legen!"
