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From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
anew
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was almost impossible to grasp it; that we were free, free.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
arrogantadjectiveUS /ˈerəɡənt/
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
barbedadjectiveUS /bɑːrbd/
capable of wounding
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
bellownounUS /ˈbeloʊ/
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
confinementnounUS /kənˈfaɪnmənt/
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
being one more than seven
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
EsnounUS /es/
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
fencedverbUS /fenst/
past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading And this sense of unreality was increased by our reception outside the gates.
hold firmly
From this reading It was almost impossible to grasp it; that we were free, free.
gruffadjectiveUS /ɡrʌf/
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
HerrnounUS /her/
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It was almost impossible to grasp it; that we were free, free.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading And this sense of unreality was increased by our reception outside the gates.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
ist
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From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
for more time
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
a particular point in time
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
not any; not one
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And this sense of unreality was increased by our reception outside the gates.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading And this sense of unreality was increased by our reception outside the gates.
PrussiannounUS /ˈprʌʃən/
a German inhabitant of Prussia
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
receptionnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading And this sense of unreality was increased by our reception outside the gates.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading And this sense of unreality was increased by our reception outside the gates.
shadowedadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊd/
filled with shade
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was almost impossible to grasp it; that we were free, free.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
a special situation
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this sense of unreality was increased by our reception outside the gates.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
unguardedadjectiveUS /ənˈɡɑːrdɪd/
lacking protection or a guard
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
unrealitynounUS /ˌʌnriˈæləti/
the quality possessed by something that is unreal
From this reading And this sense of unreality was increased by our reception outside the gates.
verbotenadjectiveUS /vərˈboʊtən/
excluded from use or mention
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Every moment I expected to feel a heavy hand fall on my shoulder, and to hear a gruff voice bellow in my ear, “Es ist verboten, Herr Lieutenant.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was almost impossible to grasp it; that we were free, free.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was almost impossible to grasp it; that we were free, free.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading To be free again; no longer to be fenced round by barbed wire, to be shadowed by innumerable eyes; no longer to be under the rule of an arrogant Prussian.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading FREEDOM § 1 After a confinement of eight months it was a wonderful thing to be able to walk through the streets unguarded.
