used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading And they placed beside him a little water in a small skin, and a little bag of corn.
next to; at the side of
From this reading And they placed beside him a little water in a small skin, and a little bag of corn.
confined by bonds
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
camelnounUS /ˈkæməl/
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading And they placed beside him a little water in a small skin, and a little bag of corn.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And there they set him down.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
the act of departing
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
go away from a place
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And they placed beside him a little water in a small skin, and a little bag of corn.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
mountingnounUS /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
nephewnounUS /ˈnefjuː/
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And they placed beside him a little water in a small skin, and a little bag of corn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
others
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From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading And they placed beside him a little water in a small skin, and a little bag of corn.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And there they set him down.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading And they placed beside him a little water in a small skin, and a little bag of corn.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And they placed beside him a little water in a small skin, and a little bag of corn.
move hurridly
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
moving very fast
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there they set him down.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
up to a particular time
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Then in the early morning, his uncle and his other relations took him away, and laid him bound on a swift camel.
precisely as stated
From this reading And mounting others, they hurried him away into the desert, going at full speed for hours, till they reached its very heart.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And they placed beside him a little water in a small skin, and a little bag of corn.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And his uncle said: Now, O nephew, we will leave thee, alone with thy shadow and thy life in the sand.
