used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?
assistedadjectiveUS /əˈsɪstɪd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
bustlingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
CassandranounUS /kəˈsændrə/
(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
From this reading 'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra.
chariotnounUS /ˈtʃeriət/
a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
Clytemnestranoun
(Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War
From this reading 'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra.
coldlyadverbUS /ˈkoʊldli/
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
dearly loved
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?
entertainmentsnounUS /ˌentərˈteɪnmənts/
plural of “entertainment” — an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
From this reading Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?
opinion or judgment
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
the act of giving
From this reading Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?
coins made of gold
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
prettilyadverb
in a pretty manner
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading 'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra.
prophesyverb
predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Did the Princess intend giving any public entertainments?
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 'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
rovingnounUS /ˈroʊvɪŋ/
travelling about without any clear destination
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
tawnyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːni/
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
express in words
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
TroynounUS /trɔɪ/
a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
From this reading 'The Princess Cassandra of Troy--my wife, Queen Clytemnestra.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
vastlyadverbUS /ˈvæstli/
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
precisely as stated
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And bustling up to the chariot, he assisted from it a maiden with a pale face, great, wild, roving eyes, and hair of tawny gold, and led her back to his wife.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Clytemnestra bowed coldly, and said she was sure it would be vastly amusing.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading They tell me this young lady can prophesy very prettily, my dear,' he remarked.
