Chapter XXIII

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

(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 Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

Having no one else present.

From this reading I formed the question, but felt that time alone could give the answer.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

react verbally

From this reading I formed the question, but felt that time alone could give the answer.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading I knew that I was still living in my old style, while I was beginning to feel that I was no longer a young man.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But for myself; was it a piece of good or ill luck for me?

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

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

From this reading I formed the question, but felt that time alone could give the answer.

the act of departing

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading I knew that I was still living in my old style, while I was beginning to feel that I was no longer a young man.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading I formed the question, but felt that time alone could give the answer.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

a young female

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I formed the question, but felt that time alone could give the answer.

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

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading But for myself; was it a piece of good or ill luck for me?

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But for myself; was it a piece of good or ill luck for me?

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 knew that I was still living in my old style, while I was beginning to feel that I was no longer a young man.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading I knew that I was still living in my old style, while I was beginning to feel that I was no longer a young man.

for more time

From this reading I knew that I was still living in my old style, while I was beginning to feel that I was no longer a young man.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading But for myself; was it a piece of good or ill luck for me?

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I knew that I was still living in my old style, while I was beginning to feel that I was no longer a young man.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

not any; not one

From this reading I knew that I was still living in my old style, while I was beginning to feel that I was no longer a young man.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But for myself; was it a piece of good or ill luck for me?

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I knew that I was still living in my old style, while I was beginning to feel that I was no longer a young man.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But for myself; was it a piece of good or ill luck for me?

a separate part of a whole

From this reading But for myself; was it a piece of good or ill luck for me?

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading I formed the question, but felt that time alone could give the answer.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

cut with a saw

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

not in physical motion

From this reading I knew that I was still living in my old style, while I was beginning to feel that I was no longer a young man.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I knew that I was still living in my old style, while I was beginning to feel that I was no longer a young man.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I formed the question, but felt that time alone could give the answer.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding

From this reading Her tutelary genius must have placed her in my hands, for I felt inclined to do her all the good that lay in my power.

the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

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

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

at the time that

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

during the time that

From this reading I knew that I was still living in my old style, while I was beginning to feel that I was no longer a young man.

which person or people

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Castelbajac--Schwerin--Return to Dresden and Departure--I Arrive at Vienna--Pocchini’s Vengeance When I saw myself in the carriage with this pretty girl, who had fallen on me as if from the clouds, I imagined I was intended to shape her destiny.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading I knew that I was still living in my old style, while I was beginning to feel that I was no longer a young man.