used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There's something odd about these strangers, as sure as my name's Giv.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There's something odd about these strangers, as sure as my name's Giv.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
carpet-bearers
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From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
cavalcadenounUS /ˈkævəlkeɪd/
a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
containingverbUS /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
put on clothes
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
at any time
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
Giv
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From this reading There's something odd about these strangers, as sure as my name's Giv.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
halfmeant
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From this reading These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
and nothing more
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
lowestadjectiveUS /ˈloʊəst/
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
a particular point in time
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
musknounUS /mʌsk/
an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There's something odd about these strangers, as sure as my name's Giv.
name'snounUS /neɪmz/
possessive form of “name” — a language unit by which a person or thing is known
From this reading There's something odd about these strangers, as sure as my name's Giv.
not divisible by two
From this reading There's something odd about these strangers, as sure as my name's Giv.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
go across or through
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
passportnounUS /ˈpæspɔːrt/
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
PersiannounUS /ˈpɜːrʒən/
a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
having a point
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
retinuenounUS /ˈretənuː/
the group following and attending to some important person
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
scentedadjectiveUS /ˈsentɪd/
having the sense of smell
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
scrutinizingverbUS /ˈskruːtənaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “scrutinize” — to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
From this reading These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
sealverbUS /siːl/
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
silkenadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlkən/
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
be seated
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
sleevenounUS /sliːv/
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There's something odd about these strangers, as sure as my name's Giv.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading There's something odd about these strangers, as sure as my name's Giv.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading There's something odd about these strangers, as sure as my name's Giv.
believed likely
From this reading At this moment the suspected traveller handed him a little silken roll scented with musk, sealed with the royal seal, and containing the king's own handwriting.
suspiciouslyadverbUS /səˈspɪʃəsli/
with suspicion
From this reading These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
There's
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From this reading There's something odd about these strangers, as sure as my name's Giv.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
travellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
precisely as stated
From this reading These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
whip-bearer
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From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
which person or people
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
the words that are spoken
From this reading These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
but in spite of that
From this reading Why, the lowest of the king's carpet-bearers travels with four times as many people, and yet this man has a royal pass and is dressed like one of those who sit at the royal table."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading While the man in the Persian dress was feeling in his sleeve for the passport, the whip-bearer turned to some comrades who had just come up, and pointed out the scanty retinue of the travellers, saying: "Did you ever see such a queer cavalcade?
