used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading One of these palaces was the magnificent Alhambra, set high upon a hill above the city of Granada.
AlhambranounUS /ælˈhæmbrə/
a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages
From this reading One of these palaces was the magnificent Alhambra, set high upon a hill above the city of Granada.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And to Catalina now belonged the magic castanets.
ArabnounUS /ˈærəb/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Moors had taken Spain away from the savage Visigoths and had built wonderful cities, palaces, and fortresses.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading And to Catalina now belonged the magic castanets.
Boabdil
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From this reading It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The Moors had taken Spain away from the savage Visigoths and had built wonderful cities, palaces, and fortresses.
CadiznounUS /kəˈdiːz/
an ancient port city in southwestern Spain
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
CASTANETSnoun
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
Catalina
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From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The Moors had taken Spain away from the savage Visigoths and had built wonderful cities, palaces, and fortresses.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading One of these palaces was the magnificent Alhambra, set high upon a hill above the city of Granada.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
fortressesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtrəsɪz/
plural of “fortress” — a fortified defensive structure
From this reading The Moors had taken Spain away from the savage Visigoths and had built wonderful cities, palaces, and fortresses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Moors had taken Spain away from the savage Visigoths and had built wonderful cities, palaces, and fortresses.
a young female
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
GRANADAnounUS /ɡrəˈnɑːdə/
a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Moors had taken Spain away from the savage Visigoths and had built wonderful cities, palaces, and fortresses.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading One of these palaces was the magnificent Alhambra, set high upon a hill above the city of Granada.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading One of these palaces was the magnificent Alhambra, set high upon a hill above the city of Granada.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
LEGENDnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
LiranounUS /ˈlɪrə/
the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading And to Catalina now belonged the magic castanets.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading One of these palaces was the magnificent Alhambra, set high upon a hill above the city of Granada.
many-times-great-granddaughter
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From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
MoorsnounUS /mʊrz/
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading The Moors had taken Spain away from the savage Visigoths and had built wonderful cities, palaces, and fortresses.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And to Catalina now belonged the magic castanets.
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 It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of these palaces was the magnificent Alhambra, set high upon a hill above the city of Granada.
palacesnounUS /ˈpæləsəz/
plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading The Moors had taken Spain away from the savage Visigoths and had built wonderful cities, palaces, and fortresses.
plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
rulernounUS /ˈruːlər/
a person who rules or commands
From this reading It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading The Moors had taken Spain away from the savage Visigoths and had built wonderful cities, palaces, and fortresses.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One of these palaces was the magnificent Alhambra, set high upon a hill above the city of Granada.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading The Moors had taken Spain away from the savage Visigoths and had built wonderful cities, palaces, and fortresses.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The Moors had taken Spain away from the savage Visigoths and had built wonderful cities, palaces, and fortresses.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One of these palaces was the magnificent Alhambra, set high upon a hill above the city of Granada.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And to Catalina now belonged the magic castanets.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One of these palaces was the magnificent Alhambra, set high upon a hill above the city of Granada.
VisigothsnounUS /ˈvɪzəɡɑːθs/
plural of “visigoth” — a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France
From this reading The Moors had taken Spain away from the savage Visigoths and had built wonderful cities, palaces, and fortresses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN OLD GRANADA (A LEGEND OF THE CASTANETS) Catalina was the many-times-great-granddaughter of Lira, the plump little girl of ancient Cadiz.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The Moors had taken Spain away from the savage Visigoths and had built wonderful cities, palaces, and fortresses.
äb-d
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From this reading It was here that Catalina danced before Boabdil (b[=o]´äb-d[=e]l´), Arab ruler of the great Alhambra.
