AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AN EXPULSION FROM COLLEGE After the excursion to Sof, Archag became the hero of the college.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXPULSION FROM COLLEGE After the excursion to Sof, Archag became the hero of the college.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
Aramnoun
the biblical name for ancient Syria
From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
Archag
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From this reading AN EXPULSION FROM COLLEGE After the excursion to Sof, Archag became the hero of the college.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
banverbUS /bæn/
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading AN EXPULSION FROM COLLEGE After the excursion to Sof, Archag became the hero of the college.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading AN EXPULSION FROM COLLEGE After the excursion to Sof, Archag became the hero of the college.
convertsnounUS /ˈkɑːnvərts/
plural of “convert” — a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
Dachnaktzoutioun
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From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading AN EXPULSION FROM COLLEGE After the excursion to Sof, Archag became the hero of the college.
EXPULSIONnounUS /ɪkˈspʌlʃən/
the act of forcing out someone or something
From this reading AN EXPULSION FROM COLLEGE After the excursion to Sof, Archag became the hero of the college.
federationnounUS /ˌfedərˈeɪʃən/
an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AN EXPULSION FROM COLLEGE After the excursion to Sof, Archag became the hero of the college.
fédai
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From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
Garabed
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From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
in a gradual manner
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading AN EXPULSION FROM COLLEGE After the excursion to Sof, Archag became the hero of the college.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
how
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From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
ill-humor
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From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
set down according to a plan
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
engage in
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
as might be expected
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
Nejib
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From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EXPULSION FROM COLLEGE After the excursion to Sof, Archag became the hero of the college.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
and nothing more
From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
ostracismnounUS /ˈɔːstrəsɪzəm/
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
resumeverbUS /rɪˈzuːm/
take up or begin anew
From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
revolutionaryadjectiveUS /ˌrevəˈluːʃəneri/
markedly new or introducing radical change
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
in a serious manner
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
Sof
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From this reading AN EXPULSION FROM COLLEGE After the excursion to Sof, Archag became the hero of the college.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EXPULSION FROM COLLEGE After the excursion to Sof, Archag became the hero of the college.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
tireverbUS /ˈtaɪər/
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN EXPULSION FROM COLLEGE After the excursion to Sof, Archag became the hero of the college.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
hard to endure
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
unfriendlyadjectiveUS /ənˈfrendli/
not easy to understand or use
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
Urfali
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From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
ventedadjectiveUS /ˈventɪd/
supplied with a vent or vents for intake of air or discharge of gases
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
precisely as stated
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
walksnounUS /wɔːks/
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading The boys tried in kind ways to make him forget how unfriendly they had been to him, and, naturally enough, vented their ill-humor upon Nejib.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
which person or people
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Archag and Garabed had taken their duties as "fédai" very seriously, and were trying to win converts to the new ideas, and now Nejib and Aram seemed to them the best fitted to join the "Dachnaktzoutioun" (revolutionary federation).
in the company of; together with
From this reading As for Aram, he was beginning to tire of his Urfali, and was only too glad to resume his friendship with Archag.
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
wrongedverbUS /rɔːŋd/
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading But Archag and Garabed took his part; they made him join in their walks and games, and the other boys, seeing the attitude of these two toward the one who had wronged them, gradually withdrew the ban of ostracism which they had laid upon him.
