used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It led transversely across the forest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as they went, Fra Sulpizio plied Bellarion with questions.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
Aye
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From this reading 'Aye,' Bellarion's tone was bitter.
Bellarion
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From this reading And as they went, Fra Sulpizio plied Bellarion with questions.
Bellarion's
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From this reading 'Aye,' Bellarion's tone was bitter.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading 'Aye,' Bellarion's tone was bitter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
without deviation
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It led transversely across the forest.
Fra
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From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
FRIARnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
coins made of gold
From this reading 'There was a letter, you said, that was stolen with your gold?'
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It led transversely across the forest.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading It led transversely across the forest.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading 'There was a letter, you said, that was stolen with your gold?'
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
pliedverbUS /plaɪd/
inflected form of “ply” — give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading And as they went, Fra Sulpizio plied Bellarion with questions.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading And as they went, Fra Sulpizio plied Bellarion with questions.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'There was a letter, you said, that was stolen with your gold?'
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
singularlyadverbUS /ˈsɪŋɡjələrli/
in a singular manner or to a singular degree
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading 'There was a letter, you said, that was stolen with your gold?'
Sulpizio
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From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'There was a letter, you said, that was stolen with your gold?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'There was a letter, you said, that was stolen with your gold?'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading 'Aye,' Bellarion's tone was bitter.
in the direction of
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
transverselyadverb
in a transverse manner
From this reading It led transversely across the forest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'There was a letter, you said, that was stolen with your gold?'
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And as they went, Fra Sulpizio plied Bellarion with questions.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GREY FRIAR They made their way towards the road, not directly, but by a course with which Fra Sulpizio--as the friar announced himself named--seemed singularly well acquainted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'There was a letter, you said, that was stolen with your gold?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'There was a letter, you said, that was stolen with your gold?'
