used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
Ah
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From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
Alcando
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From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading "That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
assistedadjectiveUS /əˈsɪstɪd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
Blake'snounUS /bleɪks/
possessive form of “blake” — visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake's suspicions, for he said, quickly:
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
epistlenounUS /ɪˈpɪsəl/
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake's suspicions, for he said, quickly:
foreignernounUS /ˈfɔːrənər/
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake's suspicions, for he said, quickly:
a quick look
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading "That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
the literary culture
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake's suspicions, for he said, quickly:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake's suspicions, for he said, quickly:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
select carefully from a group
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
with speed
From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake's suspicions, for he said, quickly:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake's suspicions, for he said, quickly:
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
sensedadjectiveUS /senst/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake's suspicions, for he said, quickly:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
SpaniardnounUS /ˈspænjərd/
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
suspicionsnounUS /səˈspɪʃənz/
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading The foreigner must have, in a manner, sensed Blake's suspicions, for he said, quickly:
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading "That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
the words that are spoken
From this reading As he did so Mr. Alcando himself had a glimpse of the words Blake had thought so strange.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading IN NEW YORK "Ah, my letters have taken unto themselves wings," laughed the Spaniard, as he stooped to pick up the scattered papers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you have assisted me in saving them," he went on, as he took the part of the epistle Blake held out to him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That is what it is not to know your wonderful American language.
