1923
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From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading He would be thought a lot of by his chums on account of his lurid trade.
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
(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 He was a big lad of fourteen, tanned by sun and wind and full of all manner of ideas.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a big lad of fourteen, tanned by sun and wind and full of all manner of ideas.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would be thought a lot of by his chums on account of his lurid trade.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a big lad of fourteen, tanned by sun and wind and full of all manner of ideas.
confined by bonds
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
Chater
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From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
chumsnounUS /tʃʌmz/
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading He would be thought a lot of by his chums on account of his lurid trade.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
Etherington
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From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
factorynounUS /ˈfæktəri/
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading When he grew up he would go to work in a match factory.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading He was a big lad of fourteen, tanned by sun and wind and full of all manner of ideas.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He was a big lad of fourteen, tanned by sun and wind and full of all manner of ideas.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When he grew up he would go to work in a match factory.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading When he grew up he would go to work in a match factory.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
Hamsunnoun
Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952)
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a big lad of fourteen, tanned by sun and wind and full of all manner of ideas.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He was a big lad of fourteen, tanned by sun and wind and full of all manner of ideas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
Knopf
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From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
KnutnounUS /knʌt/
king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
a boy or man
From this reading He was a big lad of fourteen, tanned by sun and wind and full of all manner of ideas.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading He would be thought a lot of by his chums on account of his lurid trade.
luridadjectiveUS /ˈlʊrəd/
horrible in fierceness or savagery
From this reading He would be thought a lot of by his chums on account of his lurid trade.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He was a big lad of fourteen, tanned by sun and wind and full of all manner of ideas.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading When he grew up he would go to work in a match factory.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
Miller'snounUS /ˈmɪlərz/
possessive form of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
no person; not anyone
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
NorwegiannounUS /ˌnɔːrˈwiːdʒən/
a native or inhabitant of Norway
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would be thought a lot of by his chums on account of his lurid trade.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
PrintingnounUS /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
a male human offspring
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
sulphurverbUS /ˈsʌlfər/
treat with sulphur in order to preserve
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading He was a big lad of fourteen, tanned by sun and wind and full of all manner of ideas.
tannedadjectiveUS /tænd/
(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun
From this reading He was a big lad of fourteen, tanned by sun and wind and full of all manner of ideas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he grew up he would go to work in a match factory.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading He would be thought a lot of by his chums on account of his lurid trade.
TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When he grew up he would go to work in a match factory.
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a big lad of fourteen, tanned by sun and wind and full of all manner of ideas.
at the time that
From this reading When he grew up he would go to work in a match factory.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading He was a big lad of fourteen, tanned by sun and wind and full of all manner of ideas.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was so jolly and dangerous; he might get his fingers covered with sulphur so that nobody would dare shake hands with him.
WolffnounUS /wʊlf/
German anatomist (1733-1794)
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading When he grew up he would go to work in a match factory.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When he grew up he would go to work in a match factory.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Translated from the Norwegian of Knut Hamsun By Arthur G. Chater New York Alfred A Knopf _Published, April, 1923 Second Printing, June, 1923_ _Paper furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York._ _Bound by H. Wolff Estate, New York._ Victoria The Miller's son walked in thought.
