adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
additionaladjectiveUS /əˈdɪʃənəl/
further or added
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
advantagesnounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒɪz/
plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
antiquitiesnounUS /ænˈtɪkwətiz/
plural of “antiquity” — the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
astrayadverbUS /əˈstreɪ/
away from the right path or direction
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Harris led off at Stuttgart by insulting an official.
attractionnounUS /əˈtrækʃən/
the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
beetlenounUS /ˈbiːtəl/
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
besetverbUS /bɪˈset/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
blessingnounUS /ˈblesɪŋ/
the formal act of approving
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
boonnounUS /buːn/
a desirable state
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
breaksnounUS /breɪks/
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Stuttgart is a charming town, clean and bright, a smaller Dresden.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
careernounUS /kərˈɪr/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
charmingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Stuttgart is a charming town, clean and bright, a smaller Dresden.
chastenedverbUS /ˈtʃeɪsənd/
past form of “chasten” — censure severely
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Stuttgart is a charming town, clean and bright, a smaller Dresden.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
containingverbUS /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
crimenounUS /kraɪm/
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
dangersnounUS /ˈdeɪndʒərz/
plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
disappointmentsnounUS /dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənts/
plural of “disappointment” — a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
dognounUS /dɔːɡ/
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
DresdennounUS /ˈdrezdɪn/
a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
From this reading Stuttgart is a charming town, clean and bright, a smaller Dresden.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
enjoyverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
exceptionaladjectiveUS /ɪkˈsepʃənəl/
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
ForestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/
a person of German nationality
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
goodnessnounUS /ˈɡʊdnəs/
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
helpfuladjectiveUS /ˈhelpfəl/
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
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From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
inexpensiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnɪkˈspensɪv/
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
insultingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading Harris led off at Stuttgart by insulting an official.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stuttgart is a charming town, clean and bright, a smaller Dresden.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
lawnounUS /lɔː/
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Harris led off at Stuttgart by insulting an official.
legalitynounUS /liˈɡæləti/
lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
managedverbUS /ˈmænədʒd/
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
medium-sizedadjective
intermediate in size
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
misbehaviournoun
improper or wicked or immoral behavior
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
museumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
NurembergnounUS /ˈnʊrəmbərɡ/
a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46)
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Harris led off at Stuttgart by insulting an official.
officialadjectiveUS /əˈfɪʃəl/
having official authority or sanction
From this reading Harris led off at Stuttgart by insulting an official.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
one's
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From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
perambulatornoun
a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
setsnounUS /sets/
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
SinnernounUS /ˈsɪnər/
a person who sins (without repenting)
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading Stuttgart is a charming town, clean and bright, a smaller Dresden.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
studentnounUS /ˈstuːdənt/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
StuttgartnounUS /ˈstʌtɡərt/
a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture
From this reading Harris led off at Stuttgart by insulting an official.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Stuttgart is a charming town, clean and bright, a smaller Dresden.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All three of us, by some means or another, managed, between Nuremberg and the Black Forest, to get into trouble.
vicenounUS /vaɪs/
moral weakness
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
wilfulnessnoun
the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Harris breaks the law--The helpful man: The dangers that beset him--George sets forth upon a career of crime--Those to whom Germany would come as a boon and a blessing--The English Sinner: His disappointments--The German Sinner: His exceptional advantages--What you may not do with your bed--An inexpensive vice--The German dog: His simple goodness--The misbehaviour of the beetle--A people that go the way they ought to go--The German small boy: His love of legality--How to go astray with a perambulator--The German student: His chastened wilfulness.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading It has the additional attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see: a medium-sized picture gallery, a small museum of antiquities, and half a palace, and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself.
