used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHORUS OF ATHENIAN MAIDENS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
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 When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
ATHENIANnounUS /əˈθiːniən/
a resident of Athens
From this reading A CHORUS OF ATHENIAN MAIDENS.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pericles suffered himself to be led into the sitting-room, and proceeded to roll up a cigarette while his brother lighted the lamp.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “I want you to smoke a cigarette with me before going to bed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I want you to smoke a cigarette with me before going to bed.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Pericles suffered himself to be led into the sitting-room, and proceeded to roll up a cigarette while his brother lighted the lamp.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
CHORUSnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading A CHORUS OF ATHENIAN MAIDENS.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “I want you to smoke a cigarette with me before going to bed.
ConstantinenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəntiːn/
Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
the act of departing
From this reading “I want you to smoke a cigarette with me before going to bed.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have something to say to you.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pericles suffered himself to be led into the sitting-room, and proceeded to roll up a cigarette while his brother lighted the lamp.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want you to smoke a cigarette with me before going to bed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pericles suffered himself to be led into the sitting-room, and proceeded to roll up a cigarette while his brother lighted the lamp.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Pericles suffered himself to be led into the sitting-room, and proceeded to roll up a cigarette while his brother lighted the lamp.
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 Pericles suffered himself to be led into the sitting-room, and proceeded to roll up a cigarette while his brother lighted the lamp.
set afire or burning
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
MAIDENSnounUS /ˈmeɪdənz/
plural of “maiden” — an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading A CHORUS OF ATHENIAN MAIDENS.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I want you to smoke a cigarette with me before going to bed.
niece'snounUS /ˈniːsɪz/
possessive form of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHORUS OF ATHENIAN MAIDENS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
Periclesnoun
Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athens' political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC)
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading Pericles suffered himself to be led into the sitting-room, and proceeded to roll up a cigarette while his brother lighted the lamp.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading Pericles suffered himself to be led into the sitting-room, and proceeded to roll up a cigarette while his brother lighted the lamp.
express in words
From this reading I have something to say to you.”
sitting-room
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From this reading Pericles suffered himself to be led into the sitting-room, and proceeded to roll up a cigarette while his brother lighted the lamp.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “I want you to smoke a cigarette with me before going to bed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I have something to say to you.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Pericles suffered himself to be led into the sitting-room, and proceeded to roll up a cigarette while his brother lighted the lamp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
having come into contact
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Pericles suffered himself to be led into the sitting-room, and proceeded to roll up a cigarette while his brother lighted the lamp.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want you to smoke a cigarette with me before going to bed.
at the time that
From this reading When Constantine lighted his niece’s candle and handed it to her, he touched Pericles on the arm and nodded.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Pericles suffered himself to be led into the sitting-room, and proceeded to roll up a cigarette while his brother lighted the lamp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I want you to smoke a cigarette with me before going to bed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I want you to smoke a cigarette with me before going to bed.
