used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "'I haven't a notion what you are gibbering about,' answered the doctor, who had a glass in his hand.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
anew
From this reading The Predikant looked on her with parted lips and clenched hands, and when he was outside again he turned to the doctor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "'I haven't a notion what you are gibbering about,' answered the doctor, who had a glass in his hand.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'I haven't a notion what you are gibbering about,' answered the doctor, who had a glass in his hand.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But it is worth it.'
clenchedadjectiveUS /klentʃt/
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading The Predikant looked on her with parted lips and clenched hands, and when he was outside again he turned to the doctor.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
gibbering
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From this reading "'I haven't a notion what you are gibbering about,' answered the doctor, who had a glass in his hand.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "'I haven't a notion what you are gibbering about,' answered the doctor, who had a glass in his hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "'I haven't a notion what you are gibbering about,' answered the doctor, who had a glass in his hand.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The Predikant looked on her with parted lips and clenched hands, and when he was outside again he turned to the doctor.
haven't
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From this reading "'I haven't a notion what you are gibbering about,' answered the doctor, who had a glass in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Predikant looked on her with parted lips and clenched hands, and when he was outside again he turned to the doctor.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "'I haven't a notion what you are gibbering about,' answered the doctor, who had a glass in his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "' I value my soul,' he said simply.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'But it is worth it.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'But it is worth it.'
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The Predikant looked on her with parted lips and clenched hands, and when he was outside again he turned to the doctor.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Predikant looked on her with parted lips and clenched hands, and when he was outside again he turned to the doctor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading "'I haven't a notion what you are gibbering about,' answered the doctor, who had a glass in his hand.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The Predikant looked on her with parted lips and clenched hands, and when he was outside again he turned to the doctor.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading The Predikant looked on her with parted lips and clenched hands, and when he was outside again he turned to the doctor.
Paula
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From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
Predikant
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From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
shornadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrn/
having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
and nothing more
From this reading "' I value my soul,' he said simply.
the state of being asleep
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːləmli/
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "' I value my soul,' he said simply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Predikant looked on her with parted lips and clenched hands, and when he was outside again he turned to the doctor.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Predikant looked on her with parted lips and clenched hands, and when he was outside again he turned to the doctor.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading "' I value my soul,' he said simply.
precisely as stated
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Predikant looked on her with parted lips and clenched hands, and when he was outside again he turned to the doctor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'I haven't a notion what you are gibbering about,' answered the doctor, who had a glass in his hand.
at the time that
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
which person or people
From this reading "'I haven't a notion what you are gibbering about,' answered the doctor, who had a glass in his hand.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'Now let me see my wife,' said the Predikant; and after a while, when he had warned him very solemnly on the need for silence, the doctor took him in and showed him Paula, thin and shorn, sleeping with level breath.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading 'But it is worth it.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'I haven't a notion what you are gibbering about,' answered the doctor, who had a glass in his hand.
