used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I do plainly, answered Xenomanes; 'tis the isle of Ganabim.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading Have you a mind to go ashore there?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How, by Pantagruel's order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim.
discoveringverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
Ganabim
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From this reading How, by Pantagruel's order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Have you a mind to go ashore there?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you a mind to go ashore there?
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
How
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From this reading How, by Pantagruel's order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do plainly, answered Xenomanes; 'tis the isle of Ganabim.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
islenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading How, by Pantagruel's order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
leewardnounUS /ˈliːwərd/
the direction in which the wind is blowing
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Have you a mind to go ashore there?
attach to a support
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
MusesnounUS /ˈmjuːzəz/
plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading How, by Pantagruel's order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading How, by Pantagruel's order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim.
not any; not one
From this reading No, returned Pantagruel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How, by Pantagruel's order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading How, by Pantagruel's order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim.
Pantagruel
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From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
Pantagruel's
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From this reading How, by Pantagruel's order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim.
ParnassusnounUS /ˌpɑːrˈnæsəs/
(Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
Phocis
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From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading I do plainly, answered Xenomanes; 'tis the isle of Ganabim.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading No, returned Pantagruel.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
salutedverbUS /səˈluːtɪd/
past form of “salute” — propose a toast to
From this reading How, by Pantagruel's order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
an instance of visual perception
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How, by Pantagruel's order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Have you a mind to go ashore there?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading I do plainly, answered Xenomanes; 'tis the isle of Ganabim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How, by Pantagruel's order, the Muses were saluted near the isle of Ganabim.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
in the company of; together with
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
Xenomanes
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From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This fair wind and as fine talk brought us in sight of a high land, which Pantagruel discovering afar off, showed it Xenomanes, and asked him, Do you see yonder to the leeward a high rock with two tops, much like Mount Parnassus in Phocis?
