used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She rows the air, she towers ... now makes her point, Now waits--she waits up the free air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The_ GOVERNOR DON PEDRO DE TAPIA _and a squire_, JUANITO GRASICA, _stand behind him_.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The_ GOVERNOR DON PEDRO DE TAPIA _and a squire_, JUANITO GRASICA, _stand behind him_.
BORGIAnounUS /ˈbɔːrdʒə/
Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
CESARE
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From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The_ GOVERNOR DON PEDRO DE TAPIA _and a squire_, JUANITO GRASICA, _stand behind him_.
del
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From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading She rows the air, she towers ... now makes her point, Now waits--she waits up the free air.
the head of a state government
From this reading The_ GOVERNOR DON PEDRO DE TAPIA _and a squire_, JUANITO GRASICA, _stand behind him_.
GRASICA
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From this reading The_ GOVERNOR DON PEDRO DE TAPIA _and a squire_, JUANITO GRASICA, _stand behind him_.
gyr-falcon
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From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
gyr-falcons
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From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rows the air, she towers ... now makes her point, Now waits--she waits up the free air.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The_ GOVERNOR DON PEDRO DE TAPIA _and a squire_, JUANITO GRASICA, _stand behind him_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
JUANITO
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From this reading The_ GOVERNOR DON PEDRO DE TAPIA _and a squire_, JUANITO GRASICA, _stand behind him_.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
leansnounUS /liːnz/
plural of “lean” — the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
leashedverbUS /liːʃt/
past form of “leash” — fasten with a rope
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading Magnificent!...
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading She rows the air, she towers ... now makes her point, Now waits--she waits up the free air.
MedinanounUS /məˈdaɪnə/
a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
Mota
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From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She rows the air, she towers ... now makes her point, Now waits--she waits up the free air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
PEDRO
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From this reading The_ GOVERNOR DON PEDRO DE TAPIA _and a squire_, JUANITO GRASICA, _stand behind him_.
perchnounUS /pɜːrtʃ/
support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading She rows the air, she towers ... now makes her point, Now waits--she waits up the free air.
rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading She rows the air, she towers ... now makes her point, Now waits--she waits up the free air.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rows the air, she towers ... now makes her point, Now waits--she waits up the free air.
be seated
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading The_ GOVERNOR DON PEDRO DE TAPIA _and a squire_, JUANITO GRASICA, _stand behind him_.
be standing; be upright
From this reading The_ GOVERNOR DON PEDRO DE TAPIA _and a squire_, JUANITO GRASICA, _stand behind him_.
TAPIA
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From this reading The_ GOVERNOR DON PEDRO DE TAPIA _and a squire_, JUANITO GRASICA, _stand behind him_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
Tower-prison
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From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading She rows the air, she towers ... now makes her point, Now waits--she waits up the free air.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She rows the air, she towers ... now makes her point, Now waits--she waits up the free air.
waitsnounUS /weɪts/
plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading She rows the air, she towers ... now makes her point, Now waits--she waits up the free air.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A small Tower-prison of the Castle of La Mota del Medina in Spain._ _Against one wall, hung with a canvas, four or five gyr-falcons sit leashed on a perch._ DON CESARE BORGIA _leans out of the narrow window, watching the pitch of his gyr-falcon.
