Chapter XXIV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

under a curse

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "That cannot I do," answered the Admiral, "seeing that this Charles has won my strong city of Mantryble."

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Nor was this ill done, seeing that such things are of no use or profit.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading Nevertheless Sortibrant reproved him, and bade him repent of such injurious deeds.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "That cannot I do," answered the Admiral, "seeing that this Charles has won my strong city of Mantryble."

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading "That cannot I do," answered the Admiral, "seeing that this Charles has won my strong city of Mantryble."

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading "That cannot I do," answered the Admiral, "seeing that this Charles has won my strong city of Mantryble."

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

demanding attention

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

performance of moral or religious acts

From this reading Nevertheless Sortibrant reproved him, and bade him repent of such injurious deeds.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "That cannot I do," answered the Admiral, "seeing that this Charles has won my strong city of Mantryble."

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Nor was this ill done, seeing that such things are of no use or profit.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "That cannot I do," answered the Admiral, "seeing that this Charles has won my strong city of Mantryble."

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Nevertheless Sortibrant reproved him, and bade him repent of such injurious deeds.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "That cannot I do," answered the Admiral, "seeing that this Charles has won my strong city of Mantryble."

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Nor was this ill done, seeing that such things are of no use or profit.

an iconic mental representation

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

harmful to living things

From this reading Nevertheless Sortibrant reproved him, and bade him repent of such injurious deeds.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "That cannot I do," answered the Admiral, "seeing that this Charles has won my strong city of Mantryble."

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Nevertheless Sortibrant reproved him, and bade him repent of such injurious deeds.

not any; not one

From this reading Nor was this ill done, seeing that such things are of no use or profit.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor was this ill done, seeing that such things are of no use or profit.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Nor was this ill done, seeing that such things are of no use or profit.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading Nor was this ill done, seeing that such things are of no use or profit.

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

an abject coward

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

turn away from sin or do penitence

From this reading Nevertheless Sortibrant reproved him, and bade him repent of such injurious deeds.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nevertheless Sortibrant reproved him, and bade him repent of such injurious deeds.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading Nor was this ill done, seeing that such things are of no use or profit.

people who have been slain (as in battle)

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nevertheless Sortibrant reproved him, and bade him repent of such injurious deeds.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading "That cannot I do," answered the Admiral, "seeing that this Charles has won my strong city of Mantryble."

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Nor was this ill done, seeing that such things are of no use or profit.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Nor was this ill done, seeing that such things are of no use or profit.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Nor was this ill done, seeing that such things are of no use or profit.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

the act of using

From this reading Nor was this ill done, seeing that such things are of no use or profit.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading OF THE END OF BALAN THE ADMIRAL Meanwhile it was told Balan that Gallafer had been slain and the Bridge Mantryble taken.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception

From this reading He was as one out of his wits with rage, and, crying out to his god Mahomet that he was accursed and recreant, he smote the image with a club that he held in his two hands and brake it down.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading "That cannot I do," answered the Admiral, "seeing that this Charles has won my strong city of Mantryble."