Chapter XV

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

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

(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 Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

plural of “altar” — the table in Christian churches where communion is given

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

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

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms

From this reading LATET ANGUIS.

eagerly desirous

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

a lady's bedroom or private sitting room

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

put or send forth

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

a period of 100 years

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

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From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

gotten under control

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

plural of “contract” — a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

entailing great loss or sacrifice

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

formed or developed from something else; not original

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

-ing form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

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From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

the funds of a government or institution or individual

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

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From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

plural of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

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

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

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

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

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From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

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

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

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From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

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

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

past form of “initiate” — bring into being

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

and nothing more

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

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From this reading LATET ANGUIS.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

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From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

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

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

impressive in appearance

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

obtain a patent for

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

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From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

of or relating to a hair

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

commodities offered for sale

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

plural of “relic” — an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

concerned with religion or religious purposes

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

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From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

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From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

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

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

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From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

resistant to change of position or condition

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

be standing; be upright

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

not in physical motion

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

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From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

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

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

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

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

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

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

plural of “vas” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.

precisely as stated

From this reading Still, not content with having the exchequer of both hemispheres at his feet, he was very anxious to stand in the good graces of the initiated, so he overwhelmed his guest with attentions and civilities.

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

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

(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 The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

which person or people

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the course of that afternoon Don Pedro Fúcar had invited Doña Pilar de San Salomó--whom we have seen looking on at the interesting spectacle of her friend swallowing an ice in the Chinese boudoir--to go round the hot-houses with him, and cast a glance, by the way, at the English horses he had just had sent to him from a famous stable in London.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading The worthy money-dealer, the “product of his century,” the noble who derived his patent, not indeed from battles against the Moors, but at any rate from contracts with good Christians, was well aware of the small estimation in which he was held by Pilar.

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

From this reading Besides displaying with more than usual zeal all the splendours of Suertebella, he presented to her some of the treasures it contained: exotic flowers in costly vases, rare fruits, and, to crown all, some sacred relics from the altars in his chapel.