used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I did as she bade me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading I did as she bade me.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
beheadedadjectiveUS /bɪˈhedɪd/
having had the head cut off
From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
placed in a grave
From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
can't
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From this reading “That I really can’t say,” she said.
Castelar
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From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
embalmedverbUS /emˈbɑːmd/
past form of “embalm” — preserve a dead body
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Get me from that shelf Whyte Melville’s novel, ‘The Queen’s Maries.’”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Get me from that shelf Whyte Melville’s novel, ‘The Queen’s Maries.’”
a young female
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That I really can’t say,” she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
Maries
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From this reading Get me from that shelf Whyte Melville’s novel, ‘The Queen’s Maries.’”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Get me from that shelf Whyte Melville’s novel, ‘The Queen’s Maries.’”
Melville's
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From this reading Get me from that shelf Whyte Melville’s novel, ‘The Queen’s Maries.’”
minstrelnounUS /ˈmɪnstrəl/
a singer of folk songs
From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Get me from that shelf Whyte Melville’s novel, ‘The Queen’s Maries.’”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
Queen'snounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Get me from that shelf Whyte Melville’s novel, ‘The Queen’s Maries.’”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “That I really can’t say,” she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That I really can’t say,” she said.
express in words
From this reading “That I really can’t say,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That I really can’t say,” she said.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading Get me from that shelf Whyte Melville’s novel, ‘The Queen’s Maries.’”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
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 “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That I really can’t say,” she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
a Caucasian
From this reading “There was a story often told in the old days that a beautiful embalmed girl in white lay in that tower, and it was there and near the Castle that she used to appear to the people.
Whyte
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From this reading Get me from that shelf Whyte Melville’s novel, ‘The Queen’s Maries.’”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know poor Castelar, the handsome minstrel, said and did some stupid things, and was beheaded at the Castle, and was probably buried near there.
