used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
affordsverbUS /əˈfɔːrdz/
third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading To the traveller unacquainted with the East it affords a practical realization of the famed elaboration of Moorish magnificence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
ALCÁZAR
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From this reading THE BLOOD-STAIN OF THE ALCÁZAR OF SEVILLE.
(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 And so he, who was the cause of all, alone was lost.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading And so he, who was the cause of all, alone was lost.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
for the reason that
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
BLOOD-STAIN
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From this reading THE BLOOD-STAIN OF THE ALCÁZAR OF SEVILLE.
confined by bonds
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading And so he, who was the cause of all, alone was lost.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading To the traveller unacquainted with the East it affords a practical realization of the famed elaboration of Moorish magnificence.
elaborationnounUS /ɪˌlæbərˈeɪʃən/
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
From this reading To the traveller unacquainted with the East it affords a practical realization of the famed elaboration of Moorish magnificence.
engrosses
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From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
famedadjectiveUS /feɪmd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading To the traveller unacquainted with the East it affords a practical realization of the famed elaboration of Moorish magnificence.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
heeledverbUS /hiːld/
past form of “heel” — tilt to one side
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
hullnounUS /hʌl/
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading And so he, who was the cause of all, alone was lost.
magnificencenoun
splendid or imposing in size or appearance
From this reading To the traveller unacquainted with the East it affords a practical realization of the famed elaboration of Moorish magnificence.
MoorishnounUS /ˈmʊrɪʃ/
a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
not one, and not any
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so he, who was the cause of all, alone was lost.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
by chance
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading To the traveller unacquainted with the East it affords a practical realization of the famed elaboration of Moorish magnificence.
realizationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading To the traveller unacquainted with the East it affords a practical realization of the famed elaboration of Moorish magnificence.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
SEVILLEnounUS /səˈvɪl/
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain
From this reading THE BLOOD-STAIN OF THE ALCÁZAR OF SEVILLE.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so he, who was the cause of all, alone was lost.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
travellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading To the traveller unacquainted with the East it affords a practical realization of the famed elaboration of Moorish magnificence.
unacquaintedadjective
not knowledgeable about something specified
From this reading To the traveller unacquainted with the East it affords a practical realization of the famed elaboration of Moorish magnificence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not till the hull had heeled over and gone down that they remembered they had bound him hand and foot, and he could not escape.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Of all the beautiful things which are to be seen at Seville, there is perhaps none which engrosses the attention as the alcázar--so called because built after the fashion of a Moorish palace.
which person or people
From this reading And so he, who was the cause of all, alone was lost.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To the traveller unacquainted with the East it affords a practical realization of the famed elaboration of Moorish magnificence.
