used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His name matters not, but the whole is a translation, upon my word.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
(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 These troops formed a body of nine thousand combatants at the utmost, with whom he had to cross all Italy.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These troops formed a body of nine thousand combatants at the utmost, with whom he had to cross all Italy.
have
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading These troops formed a body of nine thousand combatants at the utmost, with whom he had to cross all Italy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His name matters not, but the whole is a translation, upon my word.
CalabrianounUS /kəˈlæbriə/
a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian “boot”)
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
combatantsnounUS /kəmˈbætənts/
plural of “combatant” — someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading These troops formed a body of nine thousand combatants at the utmost, with whom he had to cross all Italy.
comprisingverbUS /kəmˈpraɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “comprise” — be composed of
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
travel across or pass over
From this reading These troops formed a body of nine thousand combatants at the utmost, with whom he had to cross all Italy.
effectedadjectiveUS /ɪˈfektɪd/
settled securely and unconditionally
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
FerdinandnounUS /ˈfɜːrdɪnænd/
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading These troops formed a body of nine thousand combatants at the utmost, with whom he had to cross all Italy.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
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 small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name matters not, but the whole is a translation, upon my word.
a social unit living together
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
ten 10s
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
infantrynounUS /ˈɪnfəntri/
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His name matters not, but the whole is a translation, upon my word.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading These troops formed a body of nine thousand combatants at the utmost, with whom he had to cross all Italy.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading His name matters not, but the whole is a translation, upon my word.
the force of workers available
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
men-at-arms
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From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His name matters not, but the whole is a translation, upon my word.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His name matters not, but the whole is a translation, upon my word.
NaplesnounUS /ˈneɪpəlz/
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His name matters not, but the whole is a translation, upon my word.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
quoteverbUS /kwoʊt/
repeat a passage from
From this reading I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
not used up
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
SwissnounUS /swɪs/
the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These troops formed a body of nine thousand combatants at the utmost, with whom he had to cross all Italy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
translationnounUS /trænzˈleɪʃən/
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading His name matters not, but the whole is a translation, upon my word.
soldiers collectively
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "The king had remaining nine hundred men-at-arms, comprising his household troops, two thousand five hundred Swiss, two thousand of the French infantry, and about fifteen hundred men fit to bear arms that followed the army.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His name matters not, but the whole is a translation, upon my word.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading These troops formed a body of nine thousand combatants at the utmost, with whom he had to cross all Italy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
(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 I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
at the time that
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
which person or people
From this reading I am about to quote from another who knew well the facts he recorded.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading His name matters not, but the whole is a translation, upon my word.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These troops formed a body of nine thousand combatants at the utmost, with whom he had to cross all Italy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading These troops formed a body of nine thousand combatants at the utmost, with whom he had to cross all Italy.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading His name matters not, but the whole is a translation, upon my word.
but in spite of that
From this reading "This small army was not yet out of Naples when Ferdinand had effected his landing on the coast of Calabria, at the head of some Spanish troops.
