used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
avengeverbUS /əˈvendʒ/
take revenge for a perceived wrong
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
barbarousadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːrbərəs/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
barbernounUS /ˈbɑːrbər/
United States composer (1910-1981)
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
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From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
cheatverbUS /tʃiːt/
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
containverbUS /kənˈteɪn/
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
without stop or interruption
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
counterfeitingverbUS /ˈkaʊntərfɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “counterfeit” — make a copy of with the intent to deceive
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
curedadjectiveUS /kjʊrd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
disguisedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡaɪzd/
having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
coins made of gold
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
ten 10s
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
lendverbUS /lend/
bestow a quality on
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
medicinesnounUS /ˈmedəsənz/
plural of “medicine” — the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
PersianounUS /ˈpɜːrʒə/
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
preynounUS /preɪ/
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
determined
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
scalesnounUS /skeɪlz/
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
scimitarnoun
a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
try to get or reach
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My brother, continued the barber, one morning fastened the bag of glass about him, disguised himself like an old woman, and took a scimitar under his gown.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
close enough to be walked to
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
weightsnounUS /weɪts/
plural of “weight” — the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
which person or people
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To this end, he took a bag, large enough to contain five hundred pieces of gold, and filled it with pieces of glass.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading In a month he was perfectly cured of his wounds by medicines that I gave him, and resolved to avenge himself of the old woman who had put upon him such a barbarous cheat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He met the old woman walking through the town to seek her prey: he went up to her, and, counterfeiting a woman's voice, said, Cannot you lend me a pair of scales?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am a woman newly come from Persia, have brought five hundred pieces of gold with me, and would know if they will hold out according to your weights.
