used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Would you consider it right to assist a fellow-Christian to fly?"
allowableadjectiveUS /əˈlaʊəbəl/
deductible according to the tax laws
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
assistverbUS /əˈsɪst/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Would you consider it right to assist a fellow-Christian to fly?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
deem to be
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
fellow-Christian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would you consider it right to assist a fellow-Christian to fly?"
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well then, you will assist me this night, for I have spoken to Rafaravavy.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well then, you will assist me this night, for I have spoken to Rafaravavy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Truly I would!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Yes--the Word of the Lord recommends that."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well then, you will assist me this night, for I have spoken to Rafaravavy.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Well then, you will assist me this night, for I have spoken to Rafaravavy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes--the Word of the Lord recommends that."
persecutedverbUS /ˈpɜːrsəkjuːtɪd/
past form of “persecute” — cause to suffer
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
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 "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
Rafaravavy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well then, you will assist me this night, for I have spoken to Rafaravavy.
recommendsverbUS /ˌrekəˈmendz/
third-person singular of “recommend” — push for something
From this reading "Yes--the Word of the Lord recommends that."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Would you consider it right to assist a fellow-Christian to fly?"
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "Well then, you will assist me this night, for I have spoken to Rafaravavy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes--the Word of the Lord recommends that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well then, you will assist me this night, for I have spoken to Rafaravavy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well then, you will assist me this night, for I have spoken to Rafaravavy.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Truly I would!"
(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 "Well then, you will assist me this night, for I have spoken to Rafaravavy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well then, you will assist me this night, for I have spoken to Rafaravavy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Yes--the Word of the Lord recommends that."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes--the Word of the Lord recommends that."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you were persecuted by the Queen and threatened with death, would you consider it allowable to fly to the forests?"
