Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

later than; following

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning

From this reading “Do you know Leon what ails Fúcar’s daughter?”

(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 It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

with one leg on each side

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “She left the drawing-room early last evening; she must be ill.”

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading MORE CONVERSATION, GIVING US SOME IDEA OF THE SPANISH CHARACTER.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

-ing form of “consist” — originate

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading MORE CONVERSATION, GIVING US SOME IDEA OF THE SPANISH CHARACTER.

act in opposition to

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

make a high-pitched, screeching noise

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

a female human offspring

From this reading “Do you know Leon what ails Fúcar’s daughter?”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Do you know Leon what ails Fúcar’s daughter?”

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “She left the drawing-room early last evening; she must be ill.”

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading “She left the drawing-room early last evening; she must be ill.”

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading “She left the drawing-room early last evening; she must be ill.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Do you know Leon what ails Fúcar’s daughter?”

brought together in one place

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

the act of giving

From this reading MORE CONVERSATION, GIVING US SOME IDEA OF THE SPANISH CHARACTER.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

a small cave (usually with attractive features)

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading MORE CONVERSATION, GIVING US SOME IDEA OF THE SPANISH CHARACTER.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading “She left the drawing-room early last evening; she must be ill.”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “Do you know Leon what ails Fúcar’s daughter?”

immediately past

From this reading “She left the drawing-room early last evening; she must be ill.”

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 “She left the drawing-room early last evening; she must be ill.”

a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading MORE CONVERSATION, GIVING US SOME IDEA OF THE SPANISH CHARACTER.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “She left the drawing-room early last evening; she must be ill.”

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

according to the clock

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MORE CONVERSATION, GIVING US SOME IDEA OF THE SPANISH CHARACTER.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

past form of “seesaw” — ride on a plank

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “She left the drawing-room early last evening; she must be ill.”

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading MORE CONVERSATION, GIVING US SOME IDEA OF THE SPANISH CHARACTER.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading MORE CONVERSATION, GIVING US SOME IDEA OF THE SPANISH CHARACTER.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

the season of growth

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MORE CONVERSATION, GIVING US SOME IDEA OF THE SPANISH CHARACTER.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading MORE CONVERSATION, GIVING US SOME IDEA OF THE SPANISH CHARACTER.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Do you know Leon what ails Fúcar’s daughter?”

at the time that

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

in or at the place that

From this reading In front of the grotto where the water-drinkers swallowed glass after glass, eager to counteract the _oidium_ in their blood, there was a summer-house.

which person or people

From this reading It was now ten o’clock, the hour when all the visitors came out to the spring, and a party had gathered in this pleasant spot, consisting of Don Joaquín Onésimo, Leon Roch and Federico Cimarra, who was sitting astride on his chair and making it creak and groan as he seesawed.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Do you know Leon what ails Fúcar’s daughter?”