used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Moment of Triumph.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
Arezzo
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From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
broth-making
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From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
a boy or man
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
set up or found
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
likingnounUS /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
a particular point in time
From this reading A Moment of Triumph.
monksnounUS /mʌŋks/
plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
of an obscure nature
From this reading He was a mysterious old tiger.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
not any; not one
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Moment of Triumph.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
and nothing more
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
plantingnounUS /ˈplæntɪŋ/
the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
express a supposition
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
tigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading He was a mysterious old tiger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
in the direction of
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading A Moment of Triumph.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
having passed out of existence
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
vinenounUS /vaɪn/
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
