used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Cacama was evidently anxious to be off at once, and Roger followed him without a question.
on or to one side
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cacama was evidently anxious to be off at once, and Roger followed him without a question.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Cacama was evidently anxious to be off at once, and Roger followed him without a question.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Here Cacama's boat was lying.
Cacama
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From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
Cacama's
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From this reading Here Cacama's boat was lying.
canalnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, my friend, the council is over, and you may return with me."
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading "Come, my friend, the council is over, and you may return with me."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
to come or go into
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Cacama was evidently anxious to be off at once, and Roger followed him without a question.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Cacama was evidently anxious to be off at once, and Roger followed him without a question.
set up or found
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Come, my friend, the council is over, and you may return with me."
hangingsnounUS /ˈhæŋɡɪŋz/
plural of “hanging” — decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Cacama's boat was lying.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cacama was evidently anxious to be off at once, and Roger followed him without a question.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come, my friend, the council is over, and you may return with me."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
immediately past
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
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 One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
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 One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Here Cacama's boat was lying.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Come, my friend, the council is over, and you may return with me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, my friend, the council is over, and you may return with me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Come, my friend, the council is over, and you may return with me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Cacama was evidently anxious to be off at once, and Roger followed him without a question.
on one occasion
From this reading Cacama was evidently anxious to be off at once, and Roger followed him without a question.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Come, my friend, the council is over, and you may return with me."
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
passagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Cacama was evidently anxious to be off at once, and Roger followed him without a question.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Come, my friend, the council is over, and you may return with me."
Roger
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From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
cut with a saw
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
seriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cacama was evidently anxious to be off at once, and Roger followed him without a question.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
in or at the place that
From this reading One of the pages of the palace led the way through a long series of passages, and at last Roger found himself outside the palace, where a door opened into a canal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with a feeling of pleasure and relief that, after some hours, Roger saw the hangings drawn aside, and Cacama enter.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Cacama was evidently anxious to be off at once, and Roger followed him without a question.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, my friend, the council is over, and you may return with me."
