used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Isoult’s soul hardened itself against him, and she struck the strings of her lute and murmured the words of a song.
alleynounUS /ˈæli/
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Trust a priest to cheat at any game.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Trust a priest to cheat at any game.”
cheatverbUS /tʃiːt/
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading “Trust a priest to cheat at any game.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
firnounUS /fɜːr/
nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Trust a priest to cheat at any game.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading Isoult’s soul hardened itself against him, and she struck the strings of her lute and murmured the words of a song.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Isoult’s soul hardened itself against him, and she struck the strings of her lute and murmured the words of a song.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
Isoult
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From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
Isoult's
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From this reading Isoult’s soul hardened itself against him, and she struck the strings of her lute and murmured the words of a song.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Isoult’s soul hardened itself against him, and she struck the strings of her lute and murmured the words of a song.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
libidinousadjective
driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
loiteringverbUS /ˈlɔɪtərɪŋ/
-ing form of “loiter” — be about
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
lutenounUS /luːt/
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
From this reading Isoult’s soul hardened itself against him, and she struck the strings of her lute and murmured the words of a song.
markingnounUS /ˈmɑːrkɪŋ/
a distinguishing symbol
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
MerlinnounUS /ˈmɜːrlɪn/
(Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
monolithnounUS /ˈmɑːnəlɪθ/
a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Isoult’s soul hardened itself against him, and she struck the strings of her lute and murmured the words of a song.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “Trust a priest to cheat at any game.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
cut with a saw
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading He shrugged.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Isoult’s soul hardened itself against him, and she struck the strings of her lute and murmured the words of a song.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Isoult’s soul hardened itself against him, and she struck the strings of her lute and murmured the words of a song.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading Isoult’s soul hardened itself against him, and she struck the strings of her lute and murmured the words of a song.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Isoult’s soul hardened itself against him, and she struck the strings of her lute and murmured the words of a song.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Trust a priest to cheat at any game.”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “Trust a priest to cheat at any game.”
in or at the place that
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Isoult saw Merlin loitering for her among the fir trees, and she could imagine the smile on his face—that face with its red, libidinous mouth and hungry, restless eyes.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading He stood there in a little alley of the wood, a figure like a grey monolith marking the spot where some king had fallen.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Isoult’s soul hardened itself against him, and she struck the strings of her lute and murmured the words of a song.
