used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Father of nations, thy children creep beneath thy shadow!
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Pursuer of the disobedient, thy scourges return to thee red; Red with the blood of those who have fallen beneath thy glance.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Father of nations, thy children creep beneath thy shadow!
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Father of nations, thy children creep beneath thy shadow!
disobedientadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈbiːdiənt/
not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
From this reading Pursuer of the disobedient, thy scourges return to thee red; Red with the blood of those who have fallen beneath thy glance.
DividernounUS /dɪˈvaɪdər/
a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
From this reading Thy glance withers, O Stabber of the Sun; O Divider of the Stars.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Pursuer of the disobedient, thy scourges return to thee red; Red with the blood of those who have fallen beneath thy glance.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father of nations, thy children creep beneath thy shadow!
filedverbUS /faɪld/
past form of “file” — record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Pursuer of the disobedient, thy scourges return to thee red; Red with the blood of those who have fallen beneath thy glance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Pursuer of the disobedient, thy scourges return to thee red; Red with the blood of those who have fallen beneath thy glance.
the state of being honored
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
impi
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From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
mid-day
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From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Father of nations, thy children creep beneath thy shadow!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Thy glance withers, O Stabber of the Sun; O Divider of the Stars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Ruler of the World, thy people turn to thee!
PursuernounUS /pərˈsuːər/
a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading Pursuer of the disobedient, thy scourges return to thee red; Red with the blood of those who have fallen beneath thy glance.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Pursuer of the disobedient, thy scourges return to thee red; Red with the blood of those who have fallen beneath thy glance.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Pursuer of the disobedient, thy scourges return to thee red; Red with the blood of those who have fallen beneath thy glance.
RulernounUS /ˈruːlər/
a person who rules or commands
From this reading "Ruler of the World, thy people turn to thee!
scourgesnounUS /ˈskɜːrdʒɪz/
plural of “scourge” — a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
From this reading Pursuer of the disobedient, thy scourges return to thee red; Red with the blood of those who have fallen beneath thy glance.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Father of nations, thy children creep beneath thy shadow!
deliver by singing
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
Stabbernoun
someone who stabs another person
From this reading Thy glance withers, O Stabber of the Sun; O Divider of the Stars.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Thy glance withers, O Stabber of the Sun; O Divider of the Stars.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Thy glance withers, O Stabber of the Sun; O Divider of the Stars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Ruler of the World, thy people turn to thee!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Pursuer of the disobedient, thy scourges return to thee red; Red with the blood of those who have fallen beneath thy glance.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Ruler of the World, thy people turn to thee!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
triumph-song
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From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Ruler of the World, thy people turn to thee!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We arrived at about mid-day, and as we filed in through the lower gate our _impi_ began to sing a triumph-song in honour of the King:
which person or people
From this reading Pursuer of the disobedient, thy scourges return to thee red; Red with the blood of those who have fallen beneath thy glance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pursuer of the disobedient, thy scourges return to thee red; Red with the blood of those who have fallen beneath thy glance.
withersnounUS /ˈwɪðərz/
the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
From this reading Thy glance withers, O Stabber of the Sun; O Divider of the Stars.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Ruler of the World, thy people turn to thee!