Chapter VIII

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

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

later than; following

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

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

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading 'What wouldst thou, brother Sancho?' answered Don Quixote in the same faint and grievous tone as Sancho.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

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

From this reading 'What wouldst thou, brother Sancho?' answered Don Quixote in the same faint and grievous tone as Sancho.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

any seed plant yielding balsam

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

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

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading 'What wouldst thou, brother Sancho?' answered Don Quixote in the same faint and grievous tone as Sancho.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The first that came to himself was Sancho Panza, who cried in a weak and pitiful voice: 'Sir Don Quixote!

plural of “carrier” — someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading The first that came to himself was Sancho Panza, who cried in a weak and pitiful voice: 'Sir Don Quixote!

freed from illness or injury

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading 'What wouldst thou, brother Sancho?' answered Don Quixote in the same faint and grievous tone as Sancho.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first that came to himself was Sancho Panza, who cried in a weak and pitiful voice: 'Sir Don Quixote!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

destroyed or killed

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

From this reading 'What wouldst thou, brother Sancho?' answered Don Quixote in the same faint and grievous tone as Sancho.

-ing form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

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

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

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

From this reading The first that came to himself was Sancho Panza, who cried in a weak and pitiful voice: 'Sir Don Quixote!

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading O Sir Don Quixote!'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

inspiring mixed contempt and pity

From this reading The first that came to himself was Sancho Panza, who cried in a weak and pitiful voice: 'Sir Don Quixote!

capable of happening or existing

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

Identical; not different.

From this reading 'What wouldst thou, brother Sancho?' answered Don Quixote in the same faint and grievous tone as Sancho.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

term of address for a man

From this reading The first that came to himself was Sancho Panza, who cried in a weak and pitiful voice: 'Sir Don Quixote!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The first that came to himself was Sancho Panza, who cried in a weak and pitiful voice: 'Sir Don Quixote!

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

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

in or at that place or location

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading 'What wouldst thou, brother Sancho?' answered Don Quixote in the same faint and grievous tone as Sancho.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

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

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading 'What wouldst thou, brother Sancho?' answered Don Quixote in the same faint and grievous tone as Sancho.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading The first that came to himself was Sancho Panza, who cried in a weak and pitiful voice: 'Sir Don Quixote!

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The first that came to himself was Sancho Panza, who cried in a weak and pitiful voice: 'Sir Don Quixote!

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading The first that came to himself was Sancho Panza, who cried in a weak and pitiful voice: 'Sir Don Quixote!

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading 'What wouldst thou, brother Sancho?' answered Don Quixote in the same faint and grievous tone as Sancho.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

which person or people

From this reading The first that came to himself was Sancho Panza, who cried in a weak and pitiful voice: 'Sir Don Quixote!

in the company of; together with

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

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

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.

an old form of “would”, used with “thou”

From this reading 'What wouldst thou, brother Sancho?' answered Don Quixote in the same faint and grievous tone as Sancho.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How Don Quixote arrived at an Inn which he imagined to be a Castle, and there cured himself and Sancho with the Balsam of Fierabras For some time after the Yanguesian Carriers had gone on their way Don Quixote and Sancho Panza lay on the ground groaning and saying nothing.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 'I would, if it were possible,' said Sancho Panza, 'that your Worship should give me a couple of mouthfuls of that Balsam of Fierabras, if so be that your Worship has it at hand.