Chapter I

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

From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY W. WORSTER, M. A.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

how long something has existed

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

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

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

(Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

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From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

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From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY W. WORSTER, M. A.

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

a small farm worked by a crofter

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The two were much unlike each other.

a person who is older than you are

From this reading Joel Elversson, the husband, was the elder of the pair by fifteen years or so.

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From this reading Joel Elversson, the husband, was the elder of the pair by fifteen years or so.

the male ruler of an empire

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading Joel Elversson, the husband, was the elder of the pair by fifteen years or so.

a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY W. WORSTER, M. A.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

a young female

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

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

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

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

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

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

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

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

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Joel Elversson, the husband, was the elder of the pair by fifteen years or so.

usually used of a face

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

an iconic mental representation

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

a Hebrew minor prophet

From this reading Joel Elversson, the husband, was the elder of the pair by fifteen years or so.

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

plural of “legend” — a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY W. WORSTER, M. A.

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

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

plural of “miracle” — any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The two were much unlike each other.

plural of “nil” — a quantity of no importance

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Joel Elversson, the husband, was the elder of the pair by fifteen years or so.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The two were much unlike each other.

a person who is rejected (from society or home)

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading Joel Elversson, the husband, was the elder of the pair by fifteen years or so.

relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

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From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

plural of “reef” — a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Joel Elversson, the husband, was the elder of the pair by fifteen years or so.

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

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

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From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or language

From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY W. WORSTER, M. A.

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

From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY W. WORSTER, M. A.

in or at that place or location

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

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

From this reading Ill-favoured to look at, heavy and slow, he had always been, and age had not improved him.

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From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY W. WORSTER, M. A.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The two were much unlike each other.

marked by dissimilarity

From this reading The two were much unlike each other.

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From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY W. WORSTER, M. A.

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

From this reading Joel Elversson, the husband, was the elder of the pair by fifteen years or so.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The two were much unlike each other.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.

comparative of “worst” — (superlative of “bad”) most wanting in quality or value or condition

From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH BY W. WORSTER, M. A.

a late time of life

From this reading JERUSALEM, A Novel (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) CHRIST LEGENDS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) FURTHER ADVENTURES OF NILS (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) LEGEND OF THE SACRED IMAGE (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) MIRACLES OF ANTICHRIST (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) STORY OF GÖSTA BERLING (_Trans. from Swedish by Pauline Bancroft Flack_) THE EMPEROR OF PORTUGALLIA (_Trans. from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard_) THE OUTCAST (_Trans. from Swedish by W. Worster, M. A._) ON THE island of Grimön, among the rocks and reefs of the western coast of Sweden, there lived, some years back, a man and his wife.