used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With it came to Ian a proffer from the nobleman of the coach across the Seine.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading With it came to Ian a proffer from the nobleman of the coach across the Seine.
anew
From this reading The year made twelve steps and here was December again.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Some ancient business, whether of soul or sense, carried him to Rome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The year made twelve steps and here was December again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
banishedverbUS /ˈbænɪʃt/
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Some ancient business, whether of soul or sense, carried him to Rome.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading With it came to Ian a proffer from the nobleman of the coach across the Seine.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Some ancient business, whether of soul or sense, carried him to Rome.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading With it came to Ian a proffer from the nobleman of the coach across the Seine.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading That was one December.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With it came to Ian a proffer from the nobleman of the coach across the Seine.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The year made twelve steps and here was December again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some ancient business, whether of soul or sense, carried him to Rome.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
Ian
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From this reading With it came to Ian a proffer from the nobleman of the coach across the Seine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With it came to Ian a proffer from the nobleman of the coach across the Seine.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The year made twelve steps and here was December again.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
a particular point in time
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
noblemannounUS /ˈnoʊbəlmən/
a titled peer of the realm
From this reading With it came to Ian a proffer from the nobleman of the coach across the Seine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With it came to Ian a proffer from the nobleman of the coach across the Seine.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That was one December.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some ancient business, whether of soul or sense, carried him to Rome.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
profferverbUS /ˈprɑːfər/
present for acceptance or rejection
From this reading With it came to Ian a proffer from the nobleman of the coach across the Seine.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading Some ancient business, whether of soul or sense, carried him to Rome.
Rullock
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From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
express in words
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
SeinenounUS /seɪn/
a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel
From this reading With it came to Ian a proffer from the nobleman of the coach across the Seine.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Some ancient business, whether of soul or sense, carried him to Rome.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some ancient business, whether of soul or sense, carried him to Rome.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Some ancient business, whether of soul or sense, carried him to Rome.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The year made twelve steps and here was December again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was one December.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The year made twelve steps and here was December again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With it came to Ian a proffer from the nobleman of the coach across the Seine.
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Monsieur Ian Rullock--said to be for the moment banished from a certain paradise--might find it in his interest to come with him--say as traveling companion.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The year made twelve steps and here was December again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was one December.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Some ancient business, whether of soul or sense, carried him to Rome.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With it came to Ian a proffer from the nobleman of the coach across the Seine.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The year made twelve steps and here was December again.
