used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
amphitheatrenounUS /ˈæmfəθiˈeɪtər/
a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
From this reading To return to the scene in the amphitheatre.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
ARTauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading 'THOU ART MY LORD MELLENDA!'
BeckoningverbUS /ˈbekənɪŋ/
-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Beckoning to Leonard and Zonella he said, when they had joined him, "The princess lies there in a dead faint.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Beckoning to Leonard and Zonella he said, when they had joined him, "The princess lies there in a dead faint.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Beckoning to Leonard and Zonella he said, when they had joined him, "The princess lies there in a dead faint.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beckoning to Leonard and Zonella he said, when they had joined him, "The princess lies there in a dead faint.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To return to the scene in the amphitheatre.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Beckoning to Leonard and Zonella he said, when they had joined him, "The princess lies there in a dead faint.
LeonardnounUS /ˈlenərd/
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading Beckoning to Leonard and Zonella he said, when they had joined him, "The princess lies there in a dead faint.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Beckoning to Leonard and Zonella he said, when they had joined him, "The princess lies there in a dead faint.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading 'THOU ART MY LORD MELLENDA!'
measuredadjectiveUS /ˈmeʒərd/
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
MELLENDA
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From this reading 'THOU ART MY LORD MELLENDA!'
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
Monella
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From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'THOU ART MY LORD MELLENDA!'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Beckoning to Leonard and Zonella he said, when they had joined him, "The princess lies there in a dead faint.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading To return to the scene in the amphitheatre.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Beckoning to Leonard and Zonella he said, when they had joined him, "The princess lies there in a dead faint.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading To return to the scene in the amphitheatre.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
surveynounUS /sərˈveɪ/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
carry out
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To return to the scene in the amphitheatre.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For a few moments he bent over her, then he came slowly to the front and looked around him, and in that rapid survey he seemed to take in everything.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Beckoning to Leonard and Zonella he said, when they had joined him, "The princess lies there in a dead faint.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beckoning to Leonard and Zonella he said, when they had joined him, "The princess lies there in a dead faint.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading 'THOU ART MY LORD MELLENDA!'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To return to the scene in the amphitheatre.
treadverbUS /tred/
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
Ulamanoun
the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
at the time that
From this reading Beckoning to Leonard and Zonella he said, when they had joined him, "The princess lies there in a dead faint.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Monella, and those with him, advanced with measured tread; but suddenly his eyes fell on Ulama.
Zonella
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From this reading Beckoning to Leonard and Zonella he said, when they had joined him, "The princess lies there in a dead faint.
