Chapter V

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

From this reading A ROLL OF PAPYRUS.

not being in a specified place

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

anew

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

equally

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

in addition

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

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

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

the first light of day

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

an interpreter and guide in the Near East

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

one or the other of two

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

set up or found

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

possessive form of “grandson” — a male grandchild

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

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

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

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

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

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

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

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

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

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

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

not able to be found

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A ROLL OF PAPYRUS.

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

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

on one occasion

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans

From this reading A ROLL OF PAPYRUS.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading A ROLL OF PAPYRUS.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

have in common

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

the state of being asleep

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

in a stealthy manner

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

not in physical motion

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

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

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

informal terms for clothing

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

push forcefully

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

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

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He came again later, and once more at midnight, and still Hatatcha’s dead form and her grandson’s quick one were alike missing.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

in the company of; together with

From this reading At daybreak the dragoman thrust his head stealthily through the arch and looked at Kāra’s sleeping form with suspicion.

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Then the dragoman, wishing to know to what secret place the old woman’s remains had been taken, and from which direction Kāra returned, and having a fair share of oriental shrewdness, had stretched two threads across the narrow street--one on either side the arch--and afterward returned to his couch in the house of old Sĕra to sleep.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading He had visited the young man’s house in the evening and found him absent and Hatatcha’s body also gone.