used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading In his soul the Ancient Patriarch was alive and ambitious of leadership.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There were two reasons for this kindliness--He had always wished to be the leader of a troop.
ambitiousadjectiveUS /æmˈbɪʃəs/
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading In his soul the Ancient Patriarch was alive and ambitious of leadership.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading In his soul the Ancient Patriarch was alive and ambitious of leadership.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They ate as vigorously as he did, and the food which they ate he had to supply.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading They ate as vigorously as he did, and the food which they ate he had to supply.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
Cann
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From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
celestialadjectiveUS /səˈlestʃəl/
of or relating to the sky
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They ate as vigorously as he did, and the food which they ate he had to supply.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading They ate as vigorously as he did, and the food which they ate he had to supply.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were two reasons for this kindliness--He had always wished to be the leader of a troop.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his soul the Ancient Patriarch was alive and ambitious of leadership.
ingenuitynounUS /ˌɪndʒəˈnuːətiː/
the power of creative imagination
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
kindlinessnoun
friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
From this reading There were two reasons for this kindliness--He had always wished to be the leader of a troop.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading There were two reasons for this kindliness--He had always wished to be the leader of a troop.
leadershipnounUS /ˈliːdərʃɪp/
the activity of leading
From this reading In his soul the Ancient Patriarch was alive and ambitious of leadership.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
MacnounUS /mæk/
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
PatriarchnounUS /ˈpeɪtriɑːrk/
title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)
From this reading In his soul the Ancient Patriarch was alive and ambitious of leadership.
PatsynounUS /ˈpætsi/
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading There were two reasons for this kindliness--He had always wished to be the leader of a troop.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading In his soul the Ancient Patriarch was alive and ambitious of leadership.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading They ate as vigorously as he did, and the food which they ate he had to supply.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were two reasons for this kindliness--He had always wished to be the leader of a troop.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were two reasons for this kindliness--He had always wished to be the leader of a troop.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
troopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading There were two reasons for this kindliness--He had always wished to be the leader of a troop.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were two reasons for this kindliness--He had always wished to be the leader of a troop.
undoubtedlyadverbUS /ənˈdaʊtɪdli/
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
vigorouslyadverbUS /ˈvɪɡərəsli/
with vigor; in a vigorous manner
From this reading They ate as vigorously as he did, and the food which they ate he had to supply.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In his soul the Ancient Patriarch was alive and ambitious of leadership.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now that they were dressed like himself he had quite forgotten, or he never thought of their celestial character, and they were undoubtedly a burden upon his ingenuity.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They ate as vigorously as he did, and the food which they ate he had to supply.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading There were two reasons for this kindliness--He had always wished to be the leader of a troop.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It might be asked why Patsy Mac Cann permitted the strangers to remain with him.
