used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pythias takes off his collar and tie, swearing softly to himself at his miserable luck.
axnounUS /æks/
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading The Declaration of Independence has been read, and the man on the left is running his thumb playfully over the edge of his meat ax.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Declaration of Independence has been read, and the man on the left is running his thumb playfully over the edge of his meat ax.
broadaxnoun
a large ax with a broad cutting blade
From this reading Near by stands a man with a broadax.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Near by stands a man with a broadax.
chaplainnounUS /ˈtʃæplən/
a clergyman ministering to some institution
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading |We will now suppose three days to have elapsed since the preceding chapter.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
citizensnounUS /ˈsɪtəzənz/
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading Pythias takes off his collar and tie, swearing softly to himself at his miserable luck.
cornetnounUS /kɔːrˈnet/
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading |We will now suppose three days to have elapsed since the preceding chapter.
DeclarationnounUS /ˌdeklərˈeɪʃən/
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
From this reading The Declaration of Independence has been read, and the man on the left is running his thumb playfully over the edge of his meat ax.
dollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The Declaration of Independence has been read, and the man on the left is running his thumb playfully over the edge of his meat ax.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading |We will now suppose three days to have elapsed since the preceding chapter.
enthusiasticadjectiveUS /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
brought together in one place
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading |We will now suppose three days to have elapsed since the preceding chapter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pythias takes off his collar and tie, swearing softly to himself at his miserable luck.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
IndependencenounUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading The Declaration of Independence has been read, and the man on the left is running his thumb playfully over the edge of his meat ax.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
It's
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From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
and nothing more
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The Declaration of Independence has been read, and the man on the left is running his thumb playfully over the edge of his meat ax.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Pythias takes off his collar and tie, swearing softly to himself at his miserable luck.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Near by stands a man with a broadax.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading The Declaration of Independence has been read, and the man on the left is running his thumb playfully over the edge of his meat ax.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Pythias takes off his collar and tie, swearing softly to himself at his miserable luck.
money'snounUS /ˈmʌniz/
possessive form of “money” — the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Near by stands a man with a broadax.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading |We will now suppose three days to have elapsed since the preceding chapter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Declaration of Independence has been read, and the man on the left is running his thumb playfully over the edge of his meat ax.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
playfullyadverbUS /ˈpleɪfəli/
in a playful manner
From this reading The Declaration of Independence has been read, and the man on the left is running his thumb playfully over the edge of his meat ax.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
precedingadjectiveUS /priˈsiːdɪŋ/
existing or coming before
From this reading |We will now suppose three days to have elapsed since the preceding chapter.
Pythiasnoun
friend of Damon
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The Declaration of Independence has been read, and the man on the left is running his thumb playfully over the edge of his meat ax.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The Declaration of Independence has been read, and the man on the left is running his thumb playfully over the edge of his meat ax.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading |We will now suppose three days to have elapsed since the preceding chapter.
slidingadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
with low volume
From this reading Pythias takes off his collar and tie, swearing softly to himself at his miserable luck.
be standing; be upright
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Near by stands a man with a broadax.
express a supposition
From this reading |We will now suppose three days to have elapsed since the preceding chapter.
swearingnounUS /ˈswerɪŋ/
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Pythias takes off his collar and tie, swearing softly to himself at his miserable luck.
SyracusenounUS /ˈsɪrəkjuːz/
a city in central New York
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Pythias takes off his collar and tie, swearing softly to himself at his miserable luck.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading A large party of enthusiastic citizens of Syracuse are gathered around the grand stand, and Pythias is on the platform cheerfully taking off his coat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |We will now suppose three days to have elapsed since the preceding chapter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading |We will now suppose three days to have elapsed since the preceding chapter.
thumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading The Declaration of Independence has been read, and the man on the left is running his thumb playfully over the edge of his meat ax.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading Pythias takes off his collar and tie, swearing softly to himself at his miserable luck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |We will now suppose three days to have elapsed since the preceding chapter.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading |We will now suppose three days to have elapsed since the preceding chapter.
at the time that
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading |We will now suppose three days to have elapsed since the preceding chapter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Near by stands a man with a broadax.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Syracuse silver cornet band has just played "It's funny when you feel that way," and the chaplain has made a long prayer, Pythias sliding a trade dollar into his hand and whispering to him to give him his money's worth.
