used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
AlinounUS /ˈɑːli/
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
Apafi
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
arraynounUS /ərˈeɪ/
an orderly arrangement
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
assurancenounUS /əˈʃʊrəns/
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE OF NAGY SZÖLLÖS.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
bodyguardnounUS /ˈbɑːdiɡɑːrd/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
burghers
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
comfortedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪd/
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
enterprisingadjectiveUS /ˈentərpraɪzɪŋ/
marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
Fortune'snounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
possessive form of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
a person of German nationality
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
handfulnounUS /ˈhændfʊl/
a small number or amount
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
ten 10s
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
HungarianadjectiveUS /həŋˈɡeriən/
relating to or characteristic of Hungary
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
imposingadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/
impressive in appearance
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
Janissaries
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
Kemeny
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From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
Kemeny's
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
NAGY
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF NAGY SZÖLLÖS.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF NAGY SZÖLLÖS.
and nothing more
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
opposeverbUS /əˈpoʊz/
be against; express opposition to
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
Pasha's
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
Segesvar
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From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
spearmen
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
stubbornadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
Szekler
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
SZÖLLÖS
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF NAGY SZÖLLÖS.
tenthnounUS /tenθ/
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF NAGY SZÖLLÖS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
soldiers collectively
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
undisciplinable
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From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
precisely as stated
From this reading Michael Apafi had very little to oppose to such a host--a few hundred stubborn, undisciplinable Szekler spearmen, a handful of Saxon burghers, and a bodyguard of blue Janissaries, altogether only about a tenth part of Kemeny's army.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had with him an imposing array of German and Hungarian troops, but what his army really wanted was an enterprising general.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Meanwhile Michael Apafi, comforted by Ali Pasha's assurance that help was nigh at hand, had thrown himself into Segesvar, and there awaited the turn of Fortune's wheel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading John Kemeny came out against him with a vast host.
