used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
a-horseback
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From this reading There rode with them two men a-horseback, and two others followed on foot.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
beadsnounUS /biːdz/
several beads threaded together on a string
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
opinion or judgment
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading The chain was fastened round their necks, and they had manacles on their hands.
firelocks
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From this reading The horsemen had firelocks, and those on foot javelins and swords.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading There rode with them two men a-horseback, and two others followed on foot.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
galleynounUS /ˈɡæli/
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
galleysnounUS /ˈɡæliz/
plural of “galley” — a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The chain was fastened round their necks, and they had manacles on their hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
horsemennounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
plural of “horseman” — a man skilled in equitation
From this reading The horsemen had firelocks, and those on foot javelins and swords.
How
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From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
javelins
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From this reading The horsemen had firelocks, and those on foot javelins and swords.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
held up in the air
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
manacles
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From this reading The chain was fastened round their necks, and they had manacles on their hands.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
the force of workers available
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
necksnounUS /neks/
plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading The chain was fastened round their necks, and they had manacles on their hands.
not any; not one
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
onwardsadverbUS /ˈɑːnwərdz/
in a forward direction
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
others
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From this reading There rode with them two men a-horseback, and two others followed on foot.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
Quixote
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From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The chain was fastened round their necks, and they had manacles on their hands.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
Sancho
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From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
cut with a saw
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
in the near future
From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
strungadjectiveUS /strʌŋ/
that is on a string
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
swordsnounUS /sɔːrdz/
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading The horsemen had firelocks, and those on foot javelins and swords.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The chain was fastened round their necks, and they had manacles on their hands.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There rode with them two men a-horseback, and two others followed on foot.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There rode with them two men a-horseback, and two others followed on foot.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As soon as Sancho saw them he said: 'This is a chain of galley slaves, people forced by the King to go to the galleys.'
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The horsemen had firelocks, and those on foot javelins and swords.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There rode with them two men a-horseback, and two others followed on foot.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chain was fastened round their necks, and they had manacles on their hands.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
which person or people
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There rode with them two men a-horseback, and two others followed on foot.
Wretches
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From this reading How Don Quixote set at liberty many poor Wretches who were being taken to a Place to which they had no wish to go As they rode onwards, Don Quixote lifted up his eyes and saw coming along the road about a dozen men on foot, strung together on a great wire chain like beads.
