used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
advancingadjectiveUS /ədˈvænsɪŋ/
moving forward
From this reading The guard he left by the gates, advancing alone to where we were seated near the far end of the hall.
anew
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The guard he left by the gates, advancing alone to where we were seated near the far end of the hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What would you of us?” asked Maya.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The guard he left by the gates, advancing alone to where we were seated near the far end of the hall.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can you not leave me in peace even here in my dungeon?”
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “I desire to speak with you alone, Maya.”
dungeonnounUS /ˈdʌndʒən/
the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
From this reading “Can you not leave me in peace even here in my dungeon?”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The guard he left by the gates, advancing alone to where we were seated near the far end of the hall.
divisible by two
From this reading “Can you not leave me in peace even here in my dungeon?”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The guard he left by the gates, advancing alone to where we were seated near the far end of the hall.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The guard he left by the gates, advancing alone to where we were seated near the far end of the hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The guard he left by the gates, advancing alone to where we were seated near the far end of the hall.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Can you not leave me in peace even here in my dungeon?”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I desire to speak with you alone, Maya.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Can you not leave me in peace even here in my dungeon?”
go away from a place
From this reading “Can you not leave me in peace even here in my dungeon?”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The guard he left by the gates, advancing alone to where we were seated near the far end of the hall.
MayanounUS /ˈmaɪə/
a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
From this reading “What would you of us?” asked Maya.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Can you not leave me in peace even here in my dungeon?”
the force of workers available
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Can you not leave me in peace even here in my dungeon?”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The guard he left by the gates, advancing alone to where we were seated near the far end of the hall.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Can you not leave me in peace even here in my dungeon?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “Can you not leave me in peace even here in my dungeon?”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading The guard he left by the gates, advancing alone to where we were seated near the far end of the hall.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
express in speech
From this reading “I desire to speak with you alone, Maya.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
Tikal
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From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The guard he left by the gates, advancing alone to where we were seated near the far end of the hall.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What would you of us?” asked Maya.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The guard he left by the gates, advancing alone to where we were seated near the far end of the hall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some hours passed, and again the gates were opened, and through them came Tikal and a guard of five men.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What would you of us?” asked Maya.
in or at the place that
From this reading The guard he left by the gates, advancing alone to where we were seated near the far end of the hall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I desire to speak with you alone, Maya.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would you of us?” asked Maya.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What would you of us?” asked Maya.
