used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading We, thy handmaids, have waited many weeks for thy coming."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was the only habitation that I could discern, so I made my way towards it.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
damsels
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From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
discernverbUS /dɪˈsɜːrn/
detect with the senses
From this reading It was the only habitation that I could discern, so I made my way towards it.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We, thy handmaids, have waited many weeks for thy coming."
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
set up or found
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
goddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
habitationnounUS /ˌhæbəˈteɪʃən/
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
From this reading It was the only habitation that I could discern, so I made my way towards it.
handmaids
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From this reading We, thy handmaids, have waited many weeks for thy coming."
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "O our Master and Prince," they said, "why hast thou tarried so long?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We, thy handmaids, have waited many weeks for thy coming."
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
defying expression or description
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the only habitation that I could discern, so I made my way towards it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "O our Master and Prince," they said, "why hast thou tarried so long?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was the only habitation that I could discern, so I made my way towards it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We, thy handmaids, have waited many weeks for thy coming."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "O our Master and Prince," they said, "why hast thou tarried so long?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was the only habitation that I could discern, so I made my way towards it.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O our Master and Prince," they said, "why hast thou tarried so long?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
and nothing more
From this reading It was the only habitation that I could discern, so I made my way towards it.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "O our Master and Prince," they said, "why hast thou tarried so long?
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "O our Master and Prince," they said, "why hast thou tarried so long?
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "O our Master and Prince," they said, "why hast thou tarried so long?
cut with a saw
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was the only habitation that I could discern, so I made my way towards it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
in the near future
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
splendournoun
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
tarried
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From this reading "O our Master and Prince," they said, "why hast thou tarried so long?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the only habitation that I could discern, so I made my way towards it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Far in the distance, at the side of a hill, I saw a splendid palace, sparkling in the sunlight.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O our Master and Prince," they said, "why hast thou tarried so long?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "O our Master and Prince," they said, "why hast thou tarried so long?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading We, thy handmaids, have waited many weeks for thy coming."
in the direction of
From this reading It was the only habitation that I could discern, so I made my way towards it.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading We, thy handmaids, have waited many weeks for thy coming."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the only habitation that I could discern, so I made my way towards it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was the only habitation that I could discern, so I made my way towards it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We, thy handmaids, have waited many weeks for thy coming."
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We, thy handmaids, have waited many weeks for thy coming."
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
in or at the place that
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "O our Master and Prince," they said, "why hast thou tarried so long?
in the company of; together with
From this reading After some hours' journey, I reached its gates, and seeing them open, entered, and soon found myself in a great chamber of indescribable splendour, where forty beautiful damsels, each one like a goddess, welcomed me with cries of joy.
