used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
AbbotnounUS /ˈæbət/
the superior of an abbey of monks
From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
accordsnounUS /əˈkɔːrdz/
plural of “accord” — harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He was wearied with fasting, pale and worn, and continually battling with temptation, like all recluses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
battlingverbUS /ˈbætəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading He was wearied with fasting, pale and worn, and continually battling with temptation, like all recluses.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
Belvidéro
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From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
consciencesnounUS /ˈkɑːntʃɪnsɪz/
plural of “conscience” — motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
seemingly without interruption
From this reading He was wearied with fasting, pale and worn, and continually battling with temptation, like all recluses.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
command with authority
From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
Doña
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From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
ecclesiasticnounUS /ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪk/
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
Elvira
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From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
opinion or judgment
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
fastingnounUS /ˈfæstɪŋ/
abstaining from food
From this reading He was wearied with fasting, pale and worn, and continually battling with temptation, like all recluses.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was wearied with fasting, pale and worn, and continually battling with temptation, like all recluses.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
Juan
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From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
immediately past
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
leasenounUS /liːs/
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
LucasnounUS /ˈluːkəs/
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
monknounUS /mʌŋk/
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
noblemannounUS /ˈnoʊbəlmən/
a titled peer of the realm
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He was wearied with fasting, pale and worn, and continually battling with temptation, like all recluses.
parsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
go across or through
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
by chance
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
Philippe
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From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
proportionedverbUS /prəˈpɔːrʃənd/
past form of “proportion” — give pleasant proportions to
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
prudencenounUS /ˈpruːdəns/
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
recluses
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From this reading He was wearied with fasting, pale and worn, and continually battling with temptation, like all recluses.
San
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From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
scandalnounUS /ˈskændəl/
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
selectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
not in physical motion
From this reading The old nobleman still hoped perhaps to be able to kill a monk before finishing his first lease of life.
temptationnounUS /temˈteɪʃən/
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading He was wearied with fasting, pale and worn, and continually battling with temptation, like all recluses.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
Tiberiusnoun
son-in-law of Augustus who became a suspicious tyrannical Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career (42 BC to AD 37)
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
under normal conditions
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Abbot of San Lucas was selected by Don Juan to direct the consciences of the Duchess of Belvidéro and of Philippe.
weariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/
exhausted
From this reading He was wearied with fasting, pale and worn, and continually battling with temptation, like all recluses.
(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 This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This ecclesiastic was a holy man, of fine carriage, well proportioned, with beautiful black eyes and a head like Tiberius.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But, whether the Abbot was as clever as Don Juan, or whether Doña Elvira had more prudence or virtue than Spain usually accords to women, Don Juan was obliged to pass his last days like a country parson, without scandal.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He was wearied with fasting, pale and worn, and continually battling with temptation, like all recluses.
