Chapter XIX

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

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

any high mountain

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

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

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

react verbally

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

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

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Langler, however, had to take to his bed, and thus lost three days more.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Langler, however, had to take to his bed, and thus lost three days more.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading On our third morning (a Saturday) at the guest-court we received, to our joy, a long letter from our wounded friend.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On our third morning (a Saturday) at the guest-court we received, to our joy, a long letter from our wounded friend.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

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

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

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

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Langler, however, had to take to his bed, and thus lost three days more.

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

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Langler, however, had to take to his bed, and thus lost three days more.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Langler, however, had to take to his bed, and thus lost three days more.

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

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

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

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading On our third morning (a Saturday) at the guest-court we received, to our joy, a long letter from our wounded friend.

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

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

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

From this reading Langler, however, had to take to his bed, and thus lost three days more.

immediately past

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading On our third morning (a Saturday) at the guest-court we received, to our joy, a long letter from our wounded friend.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

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

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

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 On our third morning (a Saturday) at the guest-court we received, to our joy, a long letter from our wounded friend.

a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Langler, however, had to take to his bed, and thus lost three days more.

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Langler, however, had to take to his bed, and thus lost three days more.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading On our third morning (a Saturday) at the guest-court we received, to our joy, a long letter from our wounded friend.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

not any; not one

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

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 I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

inflected form of “overcome” — win a victory over

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

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 I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading On our third morning (a Saturday) at the guest-court we received, to our joy, a long letter from our wounded friend.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

Identical; not different.

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading On our third morning (a Saturday) at the guest-court we received, to our joy, a long letter from our wounded friend.

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

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

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

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

carry out

From this reading Langler, however, had to take to his bed, and thus lost three days more.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

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

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading On our third morning (a Saturday) at the guest-court we received, to our joy, a long letter from our wounded friend.

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

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Langler, however, had to take to his bed, and thus lost three days more.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Langler, however, had to take to his bed, and thus lost three days more.

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

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

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

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

in or at the place that

From this reading AT THE SCHLOSS The next afternoon we got down at last to the little guest-court where our luggage was, and now could see a tower of Schweinstein half-a-league away.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading I, for my part, more easily overcame the effects of my night on the alp, and during those days set myself to come at the truth as to whether or no Baron Kolár was really at home; I must have questioned twenty people; but the answer was always the same: his lordship was not in residence.

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

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

people who are wounded

From this reading On our third morning (a Saturday) at the guest-court we received, to our joy, a long letter from our wounded friend.

produce a literary work

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading I had thought it likely that she would write us at the P.O. at Gratz, so I had written to the P.O., and they had now sent on this letter to us in the mountains.