used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
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 The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But thou hast long slept.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
cooledverbUS /kuːld/
past form of “cool” — make cool or cooler
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
dissatisfiedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsætəsfaɪd/
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
flute-like
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From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
Haduwalt
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From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "But thou hast long slept.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
healedadjectiveUS /hiːld/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
full of or producing joy
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
Juvavum
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From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
Liuthari
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From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
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 "But thou hast long slept.
for more time
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
magnificentlyadverbUS /mæɡˈnɪfəsəntli/
extremely well
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
not any; not one
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
oriolenounUS /ˈɔːrioʊl/
mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
painedadjectiveUS /peɪnd/
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading "But thou hast long slept.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
the season of growth
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
stilledverbUS /stɪld/
past form of “still” — make calm or still
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "But thou hast long slept.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
at the time that
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
wiseradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzər/
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The wound in his arm no longer pained, and his imagination, which had been much more excited than his heart, was stilled.
people who are wounded
From this reading No longer dissatisfied with himself, joyful and composed, he first cooled his face in the spring, and then, carefully hiding the wounded arm under his mantle, he walked up the steps into the outer room.
yawningadjectiveUS /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/
gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
From this reading Haduwalt, yawning and stretching up both his arms, received him with the words:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When the next morning the summer sun rose magnificently over Juvavum, and the golden oriole began its flute-like song, young Liuthari sprang up, a healed and a wiser man.