Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

(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 They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

in addition

From this reading A squad of Spanish soldiers waited also, the insolence of the master in their eyes; they were marching to some neighbouring city.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among these stood some priests, saturnine and silent, bent, doubtless, upon dark business of their own.

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

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

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

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading Among these stood some priests, saturnine and silent, bent, doubtless, upon dark business of their own.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Among these stood some priests, saturnine and silent, bent, doubtless, upon dark business of their own.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading A squad of Spanish soldiers waited also, the insolence of the master in their eyes; they were marching to some neighbouring city.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Among these stood some priests, saturnine and silent, bent, doubtless, upon dark business of their own.

plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

without doubt; certainly

From this reading Among these stood some priests, saturnine and silent, bent, doubtless, upon dark business of their own.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

being one more than seven

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

opinion or judgment

From this reading A squad of Spanish soldiers waited also, the insolence of the master in their eyes; they were marching to some neighbouring city.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

people in general (often used in the plural)

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

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

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

brought together in one place

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

castrated male horse

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

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

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

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

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

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

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

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

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

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

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

From this reading A squad of Spanish soldiers waited also, the insolence of the master in their eyes; they were marching to some neighbouring city.

a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

filled with a great quantity

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

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

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading A squad of Spanish soldiers waited also, the insolence of the master in their eyes; they were marching to some neighbouring city.

female equine animal

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading A squad of Spanish soldiers waited also, the insolence of the master in their eyes; they were marching to some neighbouring city.

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

used to form the superlative

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor

From this reading A squad of Spanish soldiers waited also, the insolence of the master in their eyes; they were marching to some neighbouring city.

not any; not one

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

and nothing more

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Among these stood some priests, saturnine and silent, bent, doubtless, upon dark business of their own.

arrange in a container

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

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

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

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

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading Among these stood some priests, saturnine and silent, bent, doubtless, upon dark business of their own.

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

bitter or scornful

From this reading Among these stood some priests, saturnine and silent, bent, doubtless, upon dark business of their own.

encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading Among these stood some priests, saturnine and silent, bent, doubtless, upon dark business of their own.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

inflected form of “sling” — hurl as if with a sling

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

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

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading A squad of Spanish soldiers waited also, the insolence of the master in their eyes; they were marching to some neighbouring city.

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

From this reading Among these stood some priests, saturnine and silent, bent, doubtless, upon dark business of their own.

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

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

From this reading A squad of Spanish soldiers waited also, the insolence of the master in their eyes; they were marching to some neighbouring city.

a smallest army unit

From this reading A squad of Spanish soldiers waited also, the insolence of the master in their eyes; they were marching to some neighbouring city.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Among these stood some priests, saturnine and silent, bent, doubtless, upon dark business of their own.

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

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

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Among these stood some priests, saturnine and silent, bent, doubtless, upon dark business of their own.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

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

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

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

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Among these stood some priests, saturnine and silent, bent, doubtless, upon dark business of their own.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading A squad of Spanish soldiers waited also, the insolence of the master in their eyes; they were marching to some neighbouring city.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

which person or people

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

in the company of; together with

From this reading They were of all sorts, but country folk for the most part, returning to their villages, leading mules and donkeys slung with empty panniers, and shouting greetings through the bars of the gate to acquaintances who led in other mules laden with vegetables and provisions.

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From this reading MOTHER’S GIFTS ARE GOOD GIFTS At a few minutes to eight that morning a small crowd of people had gathered in front of the Witte Poort at Leyden waiting for the gate to be opened.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading There, too, appeared Foy van Goorl and Red Martin, who led a pack mule; Foy dressed in the grey jerkin of a merchant, but armed with a sword and mounted on a good mare; Martin riding a Flemish gelding that nowadays would only have been thought fit for the plough, since no lighter-boned beast could carry his weight.