used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
abbenounUS /ˈæbi/
a French abbot
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
Cæsar
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From this reading “There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
detainedverbUS /dɪˈteɪnd/
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
disgustverbUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
fill with distaste
From this reading “Yes, he is a peasant,” the abbe said with disgust.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
friarnounUS /ˈfraɪər/
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
an established custom
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, he is a peasant,” the abbe said with disgust.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, he is a peasant,” the abbe said with disgust.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
not any; not one
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/
a country person
From this reading “Yes, he is a peasant,” the abbe said with disgust.
Preciozi
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From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
express in speech
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The abbe showed no great desire to stop and speak with him, but the other detained him.
There's
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From this reading “There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him.
umbrellanounUS /əmˈbrelə/
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
at the time that
From this reading “There’s a type!” said Cæsar, when Preciozi rejoined him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Preciozi met a dirty friar, dark, with a black beard and a mouth from ear to ear.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading This party wore a habit of a brown colour and carried a big umbrella under his arm.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, he is a peasant,” the abbe said with disgust.
