Chapter II

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

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

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

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

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

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

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

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

speaking of yourself in superlatives

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

plural of “characteristic” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPENDIOUS GUIDE TO THE DUTCH LANGUAGE.

briefly giving the gist of something

From this reading SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPENDIOUS GUIDE TO THE DUTCH LANGUAGE.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

plural of “dialogue” — a conversation between two persons

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

inflected form of “dub” — give a nickname to

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

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

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture

From this reading SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPENDIOUS GUIDE TO THE DUTCH LANGUAGE.

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

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

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

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

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

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

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

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPENDIOUS GUIDE TO THE DUTCH LANGUAGE.

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

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

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

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

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

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPENDIOUS GUIDE TO THE DUTCH LANGUAGE.

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

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

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

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

plural of “merit” — any admirable quality or attribute

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

treat with contempt

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

freedom from vanity or conceit

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

used to form the superlative

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

killed unlawfully

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

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

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPENDIOUS GUIDE TO THE DUTCH LANGUAGE.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

imparting vitality and energy

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPENDIOUS GUIDE TO THE DUTCH LANGUAGE.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

make steady

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

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

From this reading SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPENDIOUS GUIDE TO THE DUTCH LANGUAGE.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

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

From this reading SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPENDIOUS GUIDE TO THE DUTCH LANGUAGE.

a small amount (especially of a drink)

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

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

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

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

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

precisely as stated

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

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

From this reading There was something good on every page, as might be expected from the very preface.

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

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

in the company of; together with

From this reading With mock modesty it dubbed itself on the title page, "The Compendious Guide," and followed this up with another title "_Korte Wegwijzer tot de nederduitsche taal_."

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading And, withal, there was a steady process of boasting about its own merits that was most refreshing in the barren realm of grammar.

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

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!

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

From this reading POLITE DIALOGUES.--HOW TO BUY A CASTOR.--NOT MURDERED?--GIJ ZIJT GERESTAUREERD.--THE ENGERT.--BETAALD ZETTEN.--GEKT GIJ ER MEDE?--DUIZENDMAAL VERSCHOONING, MEJUFFROUW!