Chapter IV

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

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

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

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

any person at all

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

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

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Got to him at night.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

for a short time

From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

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From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

past form of “demote” — assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

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From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

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From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

within each other's presence

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

plural of “gadget” — a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Got to him at night.

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

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

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

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

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

From this reading "Got to him at night.

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

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

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

From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

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

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

conformity or harmony

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

clean or organized

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

with neatness

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "Got to him at night.

impressive in appearance

From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

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

From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

have sovereign power

From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

precisely, exactly

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

the person who plays that position on a football team

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

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

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

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

From this reading "Got to him at night.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

forced to turn and face attackers

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

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

From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Though it ended up that way, since he had some neat gadgets for keeping track of people in the dark.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

in or at the place that

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

which person or people

From this reading I followed you as far as the desert where I was neatly trapped by a shrewd old bird name of Edipon who demoted me back to the ranks and took away all my slaves as well.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading Briefly, we fought, I won, I became Ch'aka, though my reign was neither long nor noble.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You don't think anyone in his right mind would tackle a monster like that face-to-face do you?