used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading I at least knew that he had acted, and was now acting, up to the very standard of his high calling.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading I at least knew that he had acted, and was now acting, up to the very standard of his high calling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
awenounUS /ɑː/
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
biddenverbUS /ˈbɪdɪn/
inflected form of “bid” — propose a payment
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
brought into existence
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading I at least knew that he had acted, and was now acting, up to the very standard of his high calling.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
earth-stain
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From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
Eugen's
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From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "WHERE IS MY FATHER?"
FraunounUS /fraʊ/
a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
the act of departing
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I at least knew that he had acted, and was now acting, up to the very standard of his high calling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I at least knew that he had acted, and was now acting, up to the very standard of his high calling.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WHERE IS MY FATHER?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I at least knew that he had acted, and was now acting, up to the very standard of his high calling.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I at least knew that he had acted, and was now acting, up to the very standard of his high calling.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
Mittendorf
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From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "WHERE IS MY FATHER?"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I at least knew that he had acted, and was now acting, up to the very standard of his high calling.
nurturedverbUS /ˈnɜːrtʃərd/
past form of “nurture” — help develop, help grow
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
any competition
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
schloss
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From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading I at least knew that he had acted, and was now acting, up to the very standard of his high calling.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
traditionsnounUS /trəˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I at least knew that he had acted, and was now acting, up to the very standard of his high calling.
veilingnounUS /ˈveɪlɪŋ/
a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
precisely as stated
From this reading I at least knew that he had acted, and was now acting, up to the very standard of his high calling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had been bidden to dine at the schloss--Frau Mittendorf, Stella, and I. In due time the doctor's new carriage was called out, and seated in it we were driven to the great castle.
in or at the place that
From this reading "WHERE IS MY FATHER?"
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Eugen's home: there he had been born; as the child of such a race and in its traditions he had been nurtured by that sad lady whom we were going to see.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading With a renewed joy and awe I looked at it by twilight, with the dusk of sunset veiling its woods and turning the whole mass to the color of a deep earth-stain.
