used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXHIBITION OF DOCTOR MORTON SIMS AND MR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN EXHIBITION OF DOCTOR MORTON SIMS AND MR.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
curatenounUS /ˈkjʊrət/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
diligentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/
quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading AN EXHIBITION OF DOCTOR MORTON SIMS AND MR.
being one more than seven
From this reading Mortland Royal was a rich living, worth, with the great and lesser tythe, some eight or nine hundred a year.
eleven-thirty
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From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
EXHIBITIONnounUS /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/
the act of exhibiting
From this reading AN EXHIBITION OF DOCTOR MORTON SIMS AND MR.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Mortland Royal was a rich living, worth, with the great and lesser tythe, some eight or nine hundred a year.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
HOW
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From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
ten 10s
From this reading Mortland Royal was a rich living, worth, with the great and lesser tythe, some eight or nine hundred a year.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
lesseradjectiveUS /ˈlesər/
of less size or importance
From this reading Mortland Royal was a rich living, worth, with the great and lesser tythe, some eight or nine hundred a year.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Mortland Royal was a rich living, worth, with the great and lesser tythe, some eight or nine hundred a year.
LOTHIAN
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From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading He shall not stand before mean men."
MEDLEYnounUS /ˈmedli/
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
the force of workers available
From this reading He shall not stand before mean men."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
MORTLAND
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From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
MORTONnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading AN EXHIBITION OF DOCTOR MORTON SIMS AND MR.
a form of address for a man
From this reading AN EXHIBITION OF DOCTOR MORTON SIMS AND MR.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Mortland Royal was a rich living, worth, with the great and lesser tythe, some eight or nine hundred a year.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He shall not stand before mean men."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EXHIBITION OF DOCTOR MORTON SIMS AND MR.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mortland Royal was a rich living, worth, with the great and lesser tythe, some eight or nine hundred a year.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
rectorynounUS /ˈrektəri/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Mortland Royal was a rich living, worth, with the great and lesser tythe, some eight or nine hundred a year.
ROYALadjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
Seest
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From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
SIMS
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From this reading AN EXHIBITION OF DOCTOR MORTON SIMS AND MR.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mortland Royal was a rich living, worth, with the great and lesser tythe, some eight or nine hundred a year.
be standing; be upright
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
tythe
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From this reading Mortland Royal was a rich living, worth, with the great and lesser tythe, some eight or nine hundred a year.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mortland Royal was a rich living, worth, with the great and lesser tythe, some eight or nine hundred a year.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
in or at the place that
From this reading --_The Bible._ About eleven-thirty in the morning, Mr. Medley, the curate, came out of the rectory where he lived, and went into the village.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MEDLEY, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HOW LOTHIAN RETURNED TO MORTLAND ROYAL "Seest thou a man diligent in his business: He shall stand before Kings.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Mortland Royal was a rich living, worth, with the great and lesser tythe, some eight or nine hundred a year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Mortland Royal was a rich living, worth, with the great and lesser tythe, some eight or nine hundred a year.
