adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a worthy fellow, and hospitably interested: “Did I want a bed?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
accentnounUS /əkˈsent/
distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading (I had not forgotten our friends the twin giants and their functions.) “I was not an islander myself?” he asked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading (I had not forgotten our friends the twin giants and their functions.) “I was not an islander myself?” he asked.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He was a worthy fellow, and hospitably interested: “Did I want a bed?”
beernounUS /bɪr/
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
Bensersiel
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From this reading “No; I was going on to Bensersiel,” I said, “to sleep there, and take the morning _Postschiff_ to Langeoog Island.”
breadnounUS /bred/
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, but I had a married sister there; had just returned from a year’s voyaging, and was going to visit her.”
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
dialectnounUS /ˈdaɪəlekt/
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was a worthy fellow, and hospitably interested: “Did I want a bed?”
difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
doubtsnounUS /daʊts/
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading He was a worthy fellow, and hospitably interested: “Did I want a bed?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading (I had not forgotten our friends the twin giants and their functions.) “I was not an islander myself?” he asked.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading (I had not forgotten our friends the twin giants and their functions.) “I was not an islander myself?” he asked.
Frisiannoun
a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “No, but I had a married sister there; had just returned from a year’s voyaging, and was going to visit her.”
functionsnounUS /ˈfʌŋkʃənz/
plural of “function” — (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading (I had not forgotten our friends the twin giants and their functions.) “I was not an islander myself?” he asked.
Gasthaus
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From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/
a person of German nationality
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
giantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading (I had not forgotten our friends the twin giants and their functions.) “I was not an islander myself?” he asked.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading “No; I was going on to Bensersiel,” I said, “to sleep there, and take the morning _Postschiff_ to Langeoog Island.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “No, but I had a married sister there; had just returned from a year’s voyaging, and was going to visit her.”
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
hospitablyadverb
in a hospitable manner
From this reading He was a worthy fellow, and hospitably interested: “Did I want a bed?”
humblestadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmbələst/
superlative of “humble” — low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
interestedadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪd/
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading He was a worthy fellow, and hospitably interested: “Did I want a bed?”
IslandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “No; I was going on to Bensersiel,” I said, “to sleep there, and take the morning _Postschiff_ to Langeoog Island.”
islandernounUS /ˈaɪləndər/
an inhabitant of an island
From this reading (I had not forgotten our friends the twin giants and their functions.) “I was not an islander myself?” he asked.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “No, but I had a married sister there; had just returned from a year’s voyaging, and was going to visit her.”
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
landlordnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrd/
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
Langeoog
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From this reading “No; I was going on to Bensersiel,” I said, “to sleep there, and take the morning _Postschiff_ to Langeoog Island.”
marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/
joined in matrimony
From this reading “No, but I had a married sister there; had just returned from a year’s voyaging, and was going to visit her.”
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “No; I was going on to Bensersiel,” I said, “to sleep there, and take the morning _Postschiff_ to Langeoog Island.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading (I had not forgotten our friends the twin giants and their functions.) “I was not an islander myself?” he asked.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading (I had not forgotten our friends the twin giants and their functions.) “I was not an islander myself?” he asked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No; I was going on to Bensersiel,” I said, “to sleep there, and take the morning _Postschiff_ to Langeoog Island.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading (I had not forgotten our friends the twin giants and their functions.) “I was not an islander myself?” he asked.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
Postschiff
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From this reading “No; I was going on to Bensersiel,” I said, “to sleep there, and take the morning _Postschiff_ to Langeoog Island.”
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “No, but I had a married sister there; had just returned from a year’s voyaging, and was going to visit her.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No; I was going on to Bensersiel,” I said, “to sleep there, and take the morning _Postschiff_ to Langeoog Island.”
SelectingverbUS /səˈlektɪŋ/
-ing form of “select” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
SevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
Siels
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “No, but I had a married sister there; had just returned from a year’s voyaging, and was going to visit her.”
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “No; I was going on to Bensersiel,” I said, “to sleep there, and take the morning _Postschiff_ to Langeoog Island.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “No; I was going on to Bensersiel,” I said, “to sleep there, and take the morning _Postschiff_ to Langeoog Island.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading (I had not forgotten our friends the twin giants and their functions.) “I was not an islander myself?” he asked.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “No; I was going on to Bensersiel,” I said, “to sleep there, and take the morning _Postschiff_ to Langeoog Island.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
twinnounUS /twɪn/
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading (I had not forgotten our friends the twin giants and their functions.) “I was not an islander myself?” he asked.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “No, but I had a married sister there; had just returned from a year’s voyaging, and was going to visit her.”
voyaging
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, but I had a married sister there; had just returned from a year’s voyaging, and was going to visit her.”
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading He was a worthy fellow, and hospitably interested: “Did I want a bed?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading He was a worthy fellow, and hospitably interested: “Did I want a bed?”
Wurst
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Seven Siels Selecting the very humblest _Gasthaus_ I could discover, I laid down my bundle and called for beer, bread, and _Wurst._ The landlord, as I had expected, spoke the Frisian dialect, so that though he was rather difficult to understand, he had no doubts about the purity of my own German high accent.
year'snounUS /jɪrz/
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “No, but I had a married sister there; had just returned from a year’s voyaging, and was going to visit her.”
