used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
AGOING
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From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those will come to be something else than trees before you have done with them."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Those will come to be something else than trees before you have done with them."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Edmund did not disturb himself, but went on with his sketch, till the goldsmith cried-- "That is a most extraordinary picture, young gentleman.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
CIGARnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Those will come to be something else than trees before you have done with them."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Edmund did not disturb himself, but went on with his sketch, till the goldsmith cried-- "That is a most extraordinary picture, young gentleman.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Edmund did not disturb himself, but went on with his sketch, till the goldsmith cried-- "That is a most extraordinary picture, young gentleman.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading Edmund did not disturb himself, but went on with his sketch, till the goldsmith cried-- "That is a most extraordinary picture, young gentleman.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
Edmund
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From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
else
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From this reading Those will come to be something else than trees before you have done with them."
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading Edmund did not disturb himself, but went on with his sketch, till the goldsmith cried-- "That is a most extraordinary picture, young gentleman.
a man of refinement
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
goldsmithnounUS /ˈɡoʊldsmɪθ/
an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those will come to be something else than trees before you have done with them."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Edmund did not disturb himself, but went on with his sketch, till the goldsmith cried-- "That is a most extraordinary picture, young gentleman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
HOW
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From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
INTERVENTIONnounUS /ˌɪntərˈvenʃən/
the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
Lehsen
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From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
Leonhard
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From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
LOVE-AFFAIR
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From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Edmund did not disturb himself, but went on with his sketch, till the goldsmith cried-- "That is a most extraordinary picture, young gentleman.
of an obscure nature
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Edmund did not disturb himself, but went on with his sketch, till the goldsmith cried-- "That is a most extraordinary picture, young gentleman.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Edmund did not disturb himself, but went on with his sketch, till the goldsmith cried-- "That is a most extraordinary picture, young gentleman.
PREVIOUSLYadverbUS /ˈpriːviəsli/
at an earlier time or formerly
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading Edmund did not disturb himself, but went on with his sketch, till the goldsmith cried-- "That is a most extraordinary picture, young gentleman.
sketchingverbUS /ˈsketʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Those will come to be something else than trees before you have done with them."
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Those will come to be something else than trees before you have done with them."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those will come to be something else than trees before you have done with them."
Thiergarten
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From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those will come to be something else than trees before you have done with them."
up to a particular time
From this reading Edmund did not disturb himself, but went on with his sketch, till the goldsmith cried-- "That is a most extraordinary picture, young gentleman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
Tussmann
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From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Edmund did not disturb himself, but went on with his sketch, till the goldsmith cried-- "That is a most extraordinary picture, young gentleman.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
at the time that
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
which person or people
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Those will come to be something else than trees before you have done with them."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Edmund was one day sketching a beautiful group of trees in a lonely part of the Thiergarten, when Leonhard came up, and, without any ceremony, looked over his shoulder at what he was doing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IN WHICH IT IS RELATED HOW, BY THE INTERVENTION OF A CIGAR WHICH WOULD NOT DRAW, A LOVE-AFFAIR WAS SET AGOING BETWEEN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Those will come to be something else than trees before you have done with them."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The manner in which young Edmund Lehsen, the painter, made acquaintance with the mysterious goldsmith, Leonhard, was somewhat different to that in which Tussmann had done so.
