used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Tuscan authorities had provided a squad of soldiers armed with mattocks and spades.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Trelawny suggested, therefore, that the remains should be burned on the shore, according to the custom of the ancient Greeks.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Trelawny suggested, therefore, that the remains should be burned on the shore, according to the custom of the ancient Greeks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading The Tuscan authorities had provided a squad of soldiers armed with mattocks and spades.
authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading The Tuscan authorities had provided a squad of soldiers armed with mattocks and spades.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
BolivarnounUS /ˈbɑːləvər/
the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
a youthful male person
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
placed in a grave
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Trelawny suggested, therefore, that the remains should be burned on the shore, according to the custom of the ancient Greeks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
ByronnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
cemeterynounUS /ˈseməteri/
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading Trelawny suggested, therefore, that the remains should be burned on the shore, according to the custom of the ancient Greeks.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading The remains of Williams were dug out first.
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The remains of Williams were dug out first.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
forbadeverbUS /fərˈbeɪd/
inflected form of “forbid” — command against
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
GreeksnounUS /ɡriːks/
plural of “greek” — the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading Trelawny suggested, therefore, that the remains should be burned on the shore, according to the custom of the ancient Greeks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
immediately past
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
LINKSnounUS /lɪŋks/
a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
mattocksnounUS /ˈmætəks/
plural of “mattock” — a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
From this reading The Tuscan authorities had provided a squad of soldiers armed with mattocks and spades.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Trelawny suggested, therefore, that the remains should be burned on the shore, according to the custom of the ancient Greeks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
on one occasion
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The remains of Williams were dug out first.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The Tuscan authorities had provided a squad of soldiers armed with mattocks and spades.
quicklimenoun
a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading Trelawny suggested, therefore, that the remains should be burned on the shore, according to the custom of the ancient Greeks.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
sanitaryadjectiveUS /ˈsænɪteri/
free from filth and pathogens
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Trelawny suggested, therefore, that the remains should be burned on the shore, according to the custom of the ancient Greeks.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The Tuscan authorities had provided a squad of soldiers armed with mattocks and spades.
spadesnounUS /speɪdz/
plural of “spade” — a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading The Tuscan authorities had provided a squad of soldiers armed with mattocks and spades.
squadnounUS /skwɑːd/
a smallest army unit
From this reading The Tuscan authorities had provided a squad of soldiers armed with mattocks and spades.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Trelawny suggested, therefore, that the remains should be burned on the shore, according to the custom of the ancient Greeks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Trelawny suggested, therefore, that the remains should be burned on the shore, according to the custom of the ancient Greeks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
transferredverbUS /trænˈsfɜːrd/
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
Trelawny
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From this reading Trelawny suggested, therefore, that the remains should be burned on the shore, according to the custom of the ancient Greeks.
TuscannounUS /ˈtʌskən/
a resident of Tuscany
From this reading The Tuscan authorities had provided a squad of soldiers armed with mattocks and spades.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The remains of Williams were dug out first.
at the time that
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
which person or people
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
WilliamsnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading The remains of Williams were dug out first.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading LAST LINKS Mary wished to have Shelley buried near their little boy in the Roman cemetery which he had thought so beautiful, but the sanitary laws forbade that bodies once buried in quicklime on the sands, should be transferred elsewhere.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Tuscan authorities had provided a squad of soldiers armed with mattocks and spades.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading When the day was fixed for this ceremony, he sent word to Byron and Hunt, who wished to be present, and came himself on the _Bolivar_.
