used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The messengers apparently had alerted the people about us and we really are being given a royal welcome.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
alertedverbUS /əˈlɜːrtɪd/
past form of “alert” — warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
From this reading The messengers apparently had alerted the people about us and we really are being given a royal welcome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The messengers apparently had alerted the people about us and we really are being given a royal welcome.
from appearances alone
From this reading The messengers apparently had alerted the people about us and we really are being given a royal welcome.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But as we entered the village everybody there turned out; there must have been around three thousand people.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as we entered the village everybody there turned out; there must have been around three thousand people.
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading They have rolled out on four large wheels a sort of a large platform, beautifully decorated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But as we entered the village everybody there turned out; there must have been around three thousand people.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
belongingnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
happiness felt in a secure relationship
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as we entered the village everybody there turned out; there must have been around three thousand people.
chieftain'snounUS /ˈtʃiːftənz/
possessive form of “chieftain” — the leader of a group of people
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
decoratedadjectiveUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading They have rolled out on four large wheels a sort of a large platform, beautifully decorated.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading But as we entered the village everybody there turned out; there must have been around three thousand people.
every person
From this reading But as we entered the village everybody there turned out; there must have been around three thousand people.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading They have rolled out on four large wheels a sort of a large platform, beautifully decorated.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The messengers apparently had alerted the people about us and we really are being given a royal welcome.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
HONOREDadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərd/
having an illustrious reputation; respected
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
messengersnounUS /ˈmesəndʒərz/
plural of “messenger” — a person who carries a message
From this reading The messengers apparently had alerted the people about us and we really are being given a royal welcome.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But as we entered the village everybody there turned out; there must have been around three thousand people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They have rolled out on four large wheels a sort of a large platform, beautifully decorated.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But as we entered the village everybody there turned out; there must have been around three thousand people.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But as we entered the village everybody there turned out; there must have been around three thousand people.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading They have rolled out on four large wheels a sort of a large platform, beautifully decorated.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The messengers apparently had alerted the people about us and we really are being given a royal welcome.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading They have rolled out on four large wheels a sort of a large platform, beautifully decorated.
royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading The messengers apparently had alerted the people about us and we really are being given a royal welcome.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading They have rolled out on four large wheels a sort of a large platform, beautifully decorated.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But as we entered the village everybody there turned out; there must have been around three thousand people.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have rolled out on four large wheels a sort of a large platform, beautifully decorated.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading But as we entered the village everybody there turned out; there must have been around three thousand people.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But as we entered the village everybody there turned out; there must have been around three thousand people.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The messengers apparently had alerted the people about us and we really are being given a royal welcome.
precisely as stated
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
accept gladly
From this reading The messengers apparently had alerted the people about us and we really are being given a royal welcome.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading They have rolled out on four large wheels a sort of a large platform, beautifully decorated.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We are being taken to the chieftain's own home which is a very large building, three stories high.
a Caucasian
From this reading HONORED We have reached the village on the dark side that we had seen from the air, the one belonging to the white tribe.
