used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
(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 Zounds! thou cuttest a rare figure, all smeared in mud and mire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
cause to be bored
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
Colonna
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From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
conventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
cuttest
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From this reading Zounds! thou cuttest a rare figure, all smeared in mud and mire.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Zounds! thou cuttest a rare figure, all smeared in mud and mire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
How
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From this reading "How is this?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Zounds! thou cuttest a rare figure, all smeared in mud and mire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is this?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
immediately past
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
Leslie
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From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
Marcian
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From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
the force of workers available
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
mirenounUS /maɪr/
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading Zounds! thou cuttest a rare figure, all smeared in mud and mire.
a particular point in time
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Zounds! thou cuttest a rare figure, all smeared in mud and mire.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POMMEL OF THE PONIARD.
opiatenounUS /ˈoʊpiːət/
a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
POMMELverbUS /ˈpɑːməl/
strike, usually with the fist
From this reading THE POMMEL OF THE PONIARD.
PONIARDnoun
a dagger with a slender blade
From this reading THE POMMEL OF THE PONIARD.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Zounds! thou cuttest a rare figure, all smeared in mud and mire.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
smearedverbUS /smɪrd/
past form of “smear” — stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
From this reading Zounds! thou cuttest a rare figure, all smeared in mud and mire.
stopsnounUS /stɑːps/
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
dependable
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POMMEL OF THE PONIARD.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How is this?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Zounds! thou cuttest a rare figure, all smeared in mud and mire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
Vipont
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From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Now, blessed be Heaven and our own stout hands, we have made our quarters good here at last!" said Leslie, at that moment approaching Vipont.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "He gained--he gained (why stops my story?) then, A deadly opiate from the convent men, And bore it to his cave."--_Marcian Colonna_.
Zounds
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From this reading Zounds! thou cuttest a rare figure, all smeared in mud and mire.
