used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
cortège
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From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
custodynounUS /ˈkʌstədi/
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
Gwynplaine
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From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
idlers
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From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
impliedverbUS /ˌɪmˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
petrifiedverbUS /ˈpetrəfaɪd/
inflected form of “petrify” — cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading URSUS SPIES THE POLICE.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He had been as nearly petrified as any one has a right to be.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
SPIESnounUS /spaɪz/
plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
From this reading URSUS SPIES THE POLICE.
move an implement through
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
stubbornadjectiveUS /ˈstʌbərn/
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
a request to be present
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading URSUS SPIES THE POLICE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ursus was of them.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
URSUSnounUS /ˈɜːrsəs/
type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears
From this reading URSUS SPIES THE POLICE.
precisely as stated
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
wapentake
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From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ursus was of them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As we have already said, according to the very severe laws of the police of those days, the summons to follow the wapentake, addressed to an individual, implied to all other persons present the command not to stir.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some curious idlers, however, were stubborn, and followed from afar off the _cortège_ which had taken Gwynplaine into custody.
