Chapter III · Chapter 3

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Scant must be the brains in Parrabang when so simple a task remained so long unaccomplished."

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From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

having companions or an escort

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

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From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Scant must be the brains in Parrabang when so simple a task remained so long unaccomplished."

plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading Scant must be the brains in Parrabang when so simple a task remained so long unaccomplished."

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From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

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From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Saluting him gravely Bright-Wits made reply, "Here you will find the map in proper shape.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

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From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

in a grave and sober manner

From this reading Saluting him gravely Bright-Wits made reply, "Here you will find the map in proper shape.

past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Saluting him gravely Bright-Wits made reply, "Here you will find the map in proper shape.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

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 Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Scant must be the brains in Parrabang when so simple a task remained so long unaccomplished."

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

above and across; more than

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

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From this reading Scant must be the brains in Parrabang when so simple a task remained so long unaccomplished."

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading Saluting him gravely Bright-Wits made reply, "Here you will find the map in proper shape.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Scant must be the brains in Parrabang when so simple a task remained so long unaccomplished."

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading Saluting him gravely Bright-Wits made reply, "Here you will find the map in proper shape.

a result

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

-ing form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

-ing form of “salute” — propose a toast to

From this reading Saluting him gravely Bright-Wits made reply, "Here you will find the map in proper shape.

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

From this reading Scant must be the brains in Parrabang when so simple a task remained so long unaccomplished."

coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading Saluting him gravely Bright-Wits made reply, "Here you will find the map in proper shape.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Scant must be the brains in Parrabang when so simple a task remained so long unaccomplished."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Scant must be the brains in Parrabang when so simple a task remained so long unaccomplished."

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

the act of spending or disbursing money

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

a request to be present

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading Scant must be the brains in Parrabang when so simple a task remained so long unaccomplished."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

push forcefully

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

displeasing to the senses

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

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From this reading Scant must be the brains in Parrabang when so simple a task remained so long unaccomplished."

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

at the time that

From this reading Scant must be the brains in Parrabang when so simple a task remained so long unaccomplished."

during the time that

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

which person or people

From this reading On the seventh day Bright-Wits presented himself at the Audience Chamber in response to the summons of Garrofat, who greeted him with mocking inquiries as to the success of his map making.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Saluting him gravely Bright-Wits made reply, "Here you will find the map in proper shape.

in the company of; together with

From this reading BRIGHT-WITS LEARNS THAT HIS MARRIAGE WITH AZALIA DEPENDS ON THREE FOUNTAINS AND THREE GATES IN THE PALACE GROUNDS The week passed much as the first; Bright-Wits and Ablano spending the time roaming over the palace grounds accompanied by the Princess Azalia.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Garrofat sometimes made one of their little party; while Doola would occasionally thrust his long nose and ugly face into the circle.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Saluting him gravely Bright-Wits made reply, "Here you will find the map in proper shape.