Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

(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 "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading And Herr Redebas laughed and clapped the Pastor, who had come with him in his carriage, rudely on the shoulder.

inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly

From this reading And Herr Redebas laughed and clapped the Pastor, who had come with him in his carriage, rudely on the shoulder.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

have supper; eat dinner

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading What do you say to that, Pastor?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

one or the other of two

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

a boy or man

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

plural of “han” — imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

brought under control and put to use

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English

From this reading And Herr Redebas laughed and clapped the Pastor, who had come with him in his carriage, rudely on the shoulder.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And Herr Redebas laughed and clapped the Pastor, who had come with him in his carriage, rudely on the shoulder.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

increase the likelihood of

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading And Herr Redebas laughed and clapped the Pastor, who had come with him in his carriage, rudely on the shoulder.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

come together

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

become covered with mist

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

plural of “path” — a course of conduct

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

in an impolite manner

From this reading And Herr Redebas laughed and clapped the Pastor, who had come with him in his carriage, rudely on the shoulder.

Identical; not different.

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

express in words

From this reading What do you say to that, Pastor?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading And Herr Redebas laughed and clapped the Pastor, who had come with him in his carriage, rudely on the shoulder.

be seated

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

third-person singular of “vanish” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

migratory

From this reading The little company at Dollan had already been wandering for half an hour up and down the rain-soaked paths in the garden, between the dripping hedges, waiting for the arrival of Assessor Sellien and dinner.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'll give you ten minutes, and if we don't sit down to the table by that time I'll have my horses harnessed, and we'll dine in Dahlitz, and not badly either.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What do you say to that, Pastor?"

which person or people

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

belonging to which person

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

in the company of; together with

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You're a pretty fellow," cried Hans Redebas, who was walking with Otto von Plueggen, as Brandow with Gustav von Plueggen and Pastor Semmel met him on the same spot for the third time: "first you invite us to meet some one who vanishes in the dew and mist; then it occurs to your lovely wife, on whose account we all come here, to have a headache and not appear; and finally, we're kept waiting for the Assessor, and wandering around your old wet garden like horses in a tread-mill!