(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 With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I met Rautenkron the forester, who was known in the whole neighborhood as "The wild huntsman."
avoidedverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪd/
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading The people thought he merely avoided men, but I knew that he hated them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He was the best of shots, and could endure no living object.
confined by bonds
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The people thought he merely avoided men, but I knew that he hated them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
candornounUS /ˈkændər/
ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was the best of shots, and could endure no living object.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading He was the best of shots, and could endure no living object.
ErnstnounUS /ɜːrnst/
painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
Ernst's
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From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
foresternounUS /ˈfɔːrəstər/
English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading I met Rautenkron the forester, who was known in the whole neighborhood as "The wild huntsman."
gentlenessnounUS /ˈdʒentəlnəs/
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading The people thought he merely avoided men, but I knew that he hated them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the best of shots, and could endure no living object.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
huntsmannounUS /ˈhʌntsmən/
someone who hunts game
From this reading I met Rautenkron the forester, who was known in the whole neighborhood as "The wild huntsman."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I met Rautenkron the forester, who was known in the whole neighborhood as "The wild huntsman."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading He was the best of shots, and could endure no living object.
the force of workers available
From this reading The people thought he merely avoided men, but I knew that he hated them.
and nothing more
From this reading The people thought he merely avoided men, but I knew that he hated them.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met Rautenkron the forester, who was known in the whole neighborhood as "The wild huntsman."
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading I met Rautenkron the forester, who was known in the whole neighborhood as "The wild huntsman."
not any; not one
From this reading He was the best of shots, and could endure no living object.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading He was the best of shots, and could endure no living object.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was the best of shots, and could endure no living object.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people thought he merely avoided men, but I knew that he hated them.
Rautenkron
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From this reading I met Rautenkron the forester, who was known in the whole neighborhood as "The wild huntsman."
saw-mill
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From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
shotsnounUS /ʃɑːts/
plural of “shot” — the act of firing a projectile
From this reading He was the best of shots, and could endure no living object.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The people thought he merely avoided men, but I knew that he hated them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The people thought he merely avoided men, but I knew that he hated them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With all his gentleness and candor, Ernst had announced this in order that we should be bound by it.
in or at the place that
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
which person or people
From this reading I met Rautenkron the forester, who was known in the whole neighborhood as "The wild huntsman."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I met Rautenkron the forester, who was known in the whole neighborhood as "The wild huntsman."
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading I met Rautenkron the forester, who was known in the whole neighborhood as "The wild huntsman."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I waited down by the village saw-mill, where they already knew that Ernst's bride was coming to live with us.
