used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PAULOS DOES SOME THOUGHT-READING Dinner that night was a lengthy affair.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had many questions to ask about our country, our weapons, and so on.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading PAULOS DOES SOME THOUGHT-READING Dinner that night was a lengthy affair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
Andros
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From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
Aryenis
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From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He had many questions to ask about our country, our weapons, and so on.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
chiefsnounUS /tʃiːfs/
plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He had many questions to ask about our country, our weapons, and so on.
culturedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌltʃərd/
marked by refinement in taste and manners
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading PAULOS DOES SOME THOUGHT-READING Dinner that night was a lengthy affair.
DOESauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PAULOS DOES SOME THOUGHT-READING Dinner that night was a lengthy affair.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
Forsyth
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From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
good-lookingadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdlʊkɪŋ/
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had many questions to ask about our country, our weapons, and so on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
lengthyadjectiveUS /ˈleŋθi/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading PAULOS DOES SOME THOUGHT-READING Dinner that night was a lengthy affair.
lesseradjectiveUS /ˈlesər/
of less size or importance
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
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 He had many questions to ask about our country, our weapons, and so on.
used to form the superlative
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading PAULOS DOES SOME THOUGHT-READING Dinner that night was a lengthy affair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He had many questions to ask about our country, our weapons, and so on.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
PAULOS
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From this reading PAULOS DOES SOME THOUGHT-READING Dinner that night was a lengthy affair.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading He had many questions to ask about our country, our weapons, and so on.
sandwichedverbUS /ˈsændwɪtʃt/
past form of “sandwich” — make into a sandwich
From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had many questions to ask about our country, our weapons, and so on.
soldierlyadjective
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading PAULOS DOES SOME THOUGHT-READING Dinner that night was a lengthy affair.
make square
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
talkernounUS /ˈtɔːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PAULOS DOES SOME THOUGHT-READING Dinner that night was a lengthy affair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
THOUGHT-READING
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From this reading PAULOS DOES SOME THOUGHT-READING Dinner that night was a lengthy affair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
precisely as stated
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PAULOS DOES SOME THOUGHT-READING Dinner that night was a lengthy affair.
weaponsnounUS /ˈwepənz/
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading He had many questions to ask about our country, our weapons, and so on.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
wivesnounUS /waɪvz/
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There were some dozen lesser chiefs, as well as various officials and their wives, good-looking women for the most part.
Wrexham
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From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
youngishadjective
somewhat young
From this reading On my other hand was a youngish man named Andros, broad of shoulder and square of chin, very soldierly looking, and a cultured talker.
Ziné
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From this reading I had the luck to find myself by Aryenis, while Ziné was sandwiched between Wrexham and Forsyth.
